The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Prior to 16th century
209 BC - Town sacked by Carthaginians. 643 AD - Lombards take power (approximate date). 900 - Santa Maria di Castello built (approximate date). 935 - Fatimid sack of Genoa 972 - Santo Stefano consecrated. 1005 - Republic of Genoa established. 1049 - Santi Cosma e Damiano construction begins. 1118 - Genoa Cathedral consecrated by Pope Gelasius II 1126 - San Matteo founded. 1133 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa created. 1163 - Porta Soprana, Porta dei Vacca, and Porta Aurea built (approximate date). 1189 - San Donato consecrated. 1260 Palazzo San Giorgio built. Sant'Agostino consecrated. 1275 - Doge's Palace built. 1284 - Battle of Meloria. 1308 - San Bartolomeo degli Armeni founded. 1330 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date). 1339 - Simone Boccanegra appointed doge. 1347 - Black Death plague. 1354 - Public clock installed. 1407 - Banco di San Giorgio founded. 1453 - Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina built. 1474 - Printing press in operation (approximate date). 1481 - University of Genoa established.
16th-18th centuries
1520 - Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato construction begins. 1540 - Palazzo Bianco built. 1543 - Lighthouse of Genoa lit. 1576 - Rolli di Genova created. 1583 Strada Maggiore laid out. Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa consecrated. 1585 - San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa built. 1619 - San Siro restored. 1624 - Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa built. 1625 - Relief of Genoa. 1632 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date). 1639 - Michele Castelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1639–1646), the oldest newspaper of Italy 1642 - Alessandro Botticelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1642–1684), later known as Il Sincero 1655 - Palazzo Stefano Balbi built. 1677 - Palazzo Rosso built. 1684 - Bombardment of Genoa. 1706 - The church of the Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire built. 1733 - San Torpete rebuilt. 1747 - Siege of Genoa. 1770 - Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi built. 1775 - Biblioteca Civica Berio (library) established. 1777 - The newspaper Avvisi started to be printed. 1794 - Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi established. 1797 - Genoa becomes part of Ligurian Republic.
1800
April - Siege of Genoa. April - Battle of Sassello.
19th century
1803 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova established. 1814 - Revolt against France. 1815 Republic of Genoa ends. Genoa incorporated into Piedmont (Kingdom of Sardinia) 1817 - (state archives) established. 1824 - Corriere Mercantile newspaper begins publication. 1828 - Teatro Carlo Felice opens. 1837 - Acquasola park laid out. 1846 - Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini park constructed. 1849 Revolt of Genoa. Santi Quirico e Giulitta renovation begins. 1851 - Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno established. 1853 - Genova Sampierdarena railway station built. 1857 - (history society) founded. 1860 - Genova Piazza Principe railway station opens. 1867 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova opens. 1868 - Genoa–Ventimiglia railway begins operating. 1870 - Banca di Genova established. 1871 - Population: 130,269. 1876 - Via di Circonvallazione a Monte laid out. 1879 - Yacht Club Italiano founded. 1887 - Via XX Settembre laid out. 1890 - Stazione marittima di Genova built. 1892 Albertis Castle built. holds its first conference in Genoa. 1893 Genoa Cricket and Football Club founded. Garibaldi statue in Piazza De Ferrari unveiled. 1895 - Via di Circonvallazione a Mare laid out. 1897 - Population: 228,862.
20th century
1905
Genova Brignole railway station opens. Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art opens. 1911 - Stadio Luigi Ferraris opens as the Marassi. 1912 - Stock exchange built. 1914 - International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene is held. 1915 - Corso Italia constructed. 1922 City hosts Genoa Conference. Palazzo Reale opens as a public museum. 1936 - Museo di Archeologia Ligure founded. 1938 - First trolleybus system opens. 1940 - Terrazza Martini Tower built. 1946 - U.C. Sampdoria football club formed. 1962 Airport opens. Genoa International Boat Show begins. 1966 Euroflora begins. 1970 - 7 October: . 1973 - First trolleybus system closes. 1975 - Teatro della Tosse, theatre company, founded. 1990 Genoa Metro begins operating. City hosts 1990 FIFA World Cup games. 1992 Aquarium opens. Genoa Expo '92 held. 27 September: Genoa flood of 1992 1993 - 23 September: Genoa flood of 1993 1997 - Second trolleybus system opens. 1999 - Deledda International School established.