Timeline of Kazan

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

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Prior to 20th century

• 1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins.[1]
• 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.[2][3]
• 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.[4]
• 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.[4]
• 1770 - Märcani Mosque built.
• 1774
  • July: Battle of Kazan (1774).
  • Fire.[5]
• 1788 - Kazan Gunpowder Plant established near city.
• 1804 - University founded.[6]
• 1815 - Fire.[4]
• 1825 - Fire.[4]
• 1849 - Nurulla Mosque built.
• 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.
• 1881 - Population: 134,700.[7]
• 1883 - Population: 140,726.[4]
• 1890 - Äcem Mosque built.
• 1894 - Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
• 1895 - Kazan Art School founded.
• 1896 - Railway station built.
• 1897 - Population: 131,508.
• 1900 - Population: 143,707.[4]

20th century

• 1913 - Population: 195,300.[8]
• 1917
  • 14 August: 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire begins.
  • 12 December: Idel-Ural State declared.
• 1918
  • 5–7 August: Capture of Kazan by the White Army.
  • 5–10 September: Red Army Kazan Operation occurs.
• 1924 - Kazan Zoo founded.[9]
• 1965 - Population: 762,000.[10]
• 1973 - Vakhitovsky district formed.[11]
• 1985 - Population: 1,047,000.[12]
• 1986 - Kazan International Airport active.
• 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.[13]
• 1991 - Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
• 1992 - May: World Congress of Tatars meets in Kazan.[13]
• 1998 - Madina Mosque built.[14]
• 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.

21st century

• 2005
  • Kazan Metro begins operating.
  • Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and Qolşärif Mosque[13] open.
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" created.
  • Ilsur Metshin becomes mayor.
• 2008 - 9 January: 2008 Kazan gas explosion.
• 2013
  • Kazan Arena opens.[15]
  • 2013 Summer Universiade (athletic event) held in Kazan.

See also

• History of Kazan
• Other names of Kazan
• Timelines of other cities in the Volga Federal District of Russia: Nizhny Novgorod, Samara

References

1. Lawrence N. Langer (2002). Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
2. "Russia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
3. Norman E. Saul (2015). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-4437-5.
4. "Kazan", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
5. William Henry Overall, ed. (1870), "Kasan", Dictionary of Chronology, London: William Tegg, OCLC 2613202
6. "Kazan", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
7. "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
8. "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
9. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
10. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
11. "Районы Казани" [Kazan districts]. City of Kazan Official Web-Portal (in Russian). City of Kazan. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
12. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
13. Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
14. ArchNet. "Kazan". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
15. "A Look at the Venues Hosting 2018 World Cup", New York Times, 15 July 2014

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Kazan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown – via Hathi Trust
• George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Kazan". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.
• "Kazan", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
• "Kazan", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
• William Henry Beable (1919), "Kazan", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
• C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Kazan". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill.

External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kazan, various dates