The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Radom, Poland.
Middle Ages
1155: first mention about Radom (Pope Adrian IV bull) before 1300: Old Radom granted with Środa Śląska rights (city rights based on those of Środa Śląska) 1233: first written reference to Radom's chief of castle - Marek 1340: Casimir III founds New Radom (Nowy Radom) 1360–1370: Casimir III founds St. John's Church 1364: Radom granted with Magdeburg law 1383: Jadwiga of Poland accepted by a Sejm held in Radom as a king of Poland 1401: First union of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania signed in Radom 1481: Radom becomes a de facto capital of Poland after Casimir IV of Poland moves to Lithuania and his son, Saint Casimir to be, ruled the country in his absence from Radom 1489: Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, John von Tieffen pays tribute to Casimir IV of Poland in Radom castle
Modern period
1505: a Sejm in Radom passes the Nihil novi constitution and Łaski's Statute, the first real bill of rights of Poland 1564: 1800 inhabitants, 180 houses, 14 butchers' shops, two baths and two wells 1613: Radom becomes the place where the Highest Fiscal Courts are held 1628: Great fire destroys the town 1656: Charles X of Sweden stays in town during The Deluge 1660: the city plundered by Sweden; after they leave the town has 395 inhabitants and 37 houses 1724: Augustus II the Strong grant to Radom privilege De non tollerandis judaeis 1737–1756: Kolegium Pijarów [the Piarists College] school founded 1763: Fiscal Tribunal moved to Warsaw; the town has 1370 inhabitants and 137 buildings 1795: After the 3rd Partition Radom is annexed by Austria
1809: Radom becomes capital of a department of the Duchy of Warsaw
1815: Radom, after the Congress of Vienna, becomes part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland 1817: First lay school founded 1819: Fryderyk August Schnierstein opens a tannery, the date is considered a start of towns industrialisation 1844: Radom becomes the capital of Radom-Kielce government 1846: Saint Casimir hospital founded. 1867: Creation of Radom local government; the sewers are built 1885: Dęblin–Dąbrowa Górnicza railway opened 1901: electricity plant opened 1906: Notable Polish independence fighter Kazimierz Sosnkowski, and future Polish politician and general, escaped from Warsaw to Radom, pursued by the Russian Okhrana, and became the commander of the local Polish Combat Organization.
1908: Population: 39,981. 1910: Radomiak Radom football club founded. 1911: Radom has 51,934 inhabitants 1920–1939: Radom becomes a part of the Central Industrial Area (Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy); Chemical Plant, arms and munitions factory (Łucznik Arms Factory), gas works, telephone and shoe factories are founded 1921 Czarni Radom football club (future multi-sport club) founded. State Railway Technical School moved from Skarżysko-Kamienna to Radom. 1922: 72nd Infantry Regiment of the Polish Army stationed in Radom. 1926: Broń Radom football club founded. 1935: Radom–Warsaw railway opened. It significantly shortened rail distance between Warsaw and Kraków 1938: 90,059 inhabitants
World War II
1939
German invasion of Poland, Radom occupied and made the capital of the Radom District of the General Government September 21: German Einsatzgruppe II entered the city to commit various crimes against the population. September: The Germans closed down the local technical high school and established a hospital for wounded Polish and later German soldiers in its place. October 24: The Germans carried out a public execution of 24 Poles. November 5: The Germans carried out a public execution of 5 Poles. December 2: The Germans carried out a public execution of 19 Poles. December 14: The Germans carried out a public execution of 24 Poles. December 15: The Germans carried out a public execution of 13 Poles. December 19: The Germans carried out a public execution of 16 Poles.