Timeline of Voronezh

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Voronezh, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

1586 - Fortress established. 1590 - Fort burned by Tatars. 1694 - Shipbuilding begins. 1703 - Fire. 1748 - Fire. 1773 - Fire. 1802 - Theatre troupe established. 1826 - opens. 1833 - Braun's music shop in business (approximate date). 1860 - Tsar Peter I monument erected. 1868 Rostov-on-Don-Voronezh railway begins operating. Koltsov memorial erected. 1871 Moscow-Voronezh railway begins operating. opens. 1876 - Rostov-Voronezh railway begins operating. 1897 - Population: 84,015.

20th century 1901 - Population: 84,146. 1913 - Population: 94,800. 1918 Voronezh State University established. Sirena literary journal begins publication. 1926 - Population: 120,017. 1928 - City becomes part of the Central Black Earth Region. 1933 - opens. 1934 City becomes part of the newly established Voronezh Oblast. Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion (Voronezh) (stadium) built. 1937 - Voronezh State University's B.M. Kozo-Polyansky Botanical Garden established. 1938 - Voronezh Dance Academy established. 1939 - Population: 326,836. 1947 - Football Club Fakel Voronezh formed. 1954 - opens. 1959 - rebuilt. 1963 - established. 1965 - Population: 576,000. 1968 - active. 1972 - Voronezh Airport begins operating. 1979 - Population: 809,000. 1985 opens. Population: 850,000. 1989 - 27 September: Alleged Voronezh UFO incident occurs. 1990 - Proposal for construction of nuclear plant quashed. 2000 - City becomes part of the Central Federal District.

21st century

2004 becomes mayor. Bombings. 2008 - Sergey Koliukh becomes mayor. 2009 Annunciation Cathedral, Voronezh built. Voronezh tram system is stopped. 2010 - Population: 889,680.

Timeline of Voronezh

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