Vinča Culture 4800 B.C.  | ★ Vinča culture is born in what is today Belgrade's suburb of ''Vinča''. Within the coming 2 millennia it evolves into a dominant neolithic culture in Europe, especially influencing the Balkans. Sometimes this era is called the ''First Golden Age of Belgrade'' ★ By 3000 B.C. Vinča culture disperses into several sub-cultures |
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| Celtic rule 269 BC | ★ Scordisci Celts founded the city of ''Singidūn'' on the site of a previous Greek settlement. Illyrian and Thracian presence is also documented |
Roman rule 1st-5th century  | ★ The Romans colonize the area, romanizing the city's name into Singidunum. ★ By 91 - Roman military camp of Domitian's IV ''Flavia Felix'' legion is placed in the city. ★ IV century - Singidunum becomes a free Roman colony ★ 395 A.D. - The city falls under Byzantine influence |
| Iranian/Germanic/Hunnic invasions 5th century | ★ 441 - The Huns destroy the city. Atilla resides in the city. ★ 450 - Sarmatians are holding Singidunum. ★ 470 - The Ostrogoths expel the Sarmatians. ★ 476 - Western Roman Empire collapses. The city becomes a border-town towards the hostile Germanic tribes ★ 488 - The Gepids conquer Singidunum. ★ 504 - The Goths capture it again. |
| Byzantine/Frankish rule/Serbian arrival 6-9th centuries | ★ 510 - A peace treaty handed over the city to the Byzantine Empire. ★ 535 - Byzantine emperor Justinian I rebuilds Singidunum. ★ 584 - The Avars conquer and sack it. ★ 592 - Byzantine Empire regains the city. ★ 7th century - The Avars destroy it again. ★ 630 - The Slavs/Serbs conquer Singidunum. |
| Byzantine/Hungarian/Bulgarian rule 9th- 11th centuries | ★ 827 - The Bulgarians control the fortress.The city is called Alba Bulgarica. ★ Frankish Empire annexes Taurunum, today's northern Belgrade. ★ 878 - First known written record of the Slavic name "Beograd". ★ 896 - Army of Hungarians attack Belgrade. ★ 971 - Byzantine Empire conquers Belgrade ★ after 976 - The city is taken by Samuil of Bulgaria. ★ 1018 - Emperor Basil II regains Belgrade for the Byzantine Empire. Occasional clashes with Hungary ★ 1072 - Belgrade was retaken by Byzantine Empire. ★ 1096 - The city was destroyed by Hungarians, but the Byzantine Empire remained in control of it. |
| Hungarian/Byzantine rule 11th-12th centuries | ★ 1096-1189 - The Crusaders are passing through Belgrade. ★ 1127 - Hungarian king Stefan II destroys Belgrade and used the obtained stones to build a fortress in Zemun. ★ 1154 - Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus destroys Zemun and takes the stones back to rebuild Belgrade ★ 1182 - Hungary attack and sacked the city. ★ 1185 - Byzantine Empire regained it by diplomacy. ★ 1230 - Belgrade belongs to Bulgaria. ★ 1232 - The city become part of Hungary. |
| Serbian rule 13th century | ★ 1284 - The Serbian king Stefan Dragutin take Belgrade from Hungary; this is the first time that Belgrade comes under Serbian rule. ★ 1316 - Stefan Milutin takes Belgrade from his brother by force. ★ 1319 - The Hungarians deprive King Milutin of the city. ★ 1382 - The Horvat brothers capture Belgrade. ★ 1386 - Hungary regains it. ★ 1403 - Stefan Lazarević establishes Belgrade as the capital of the Serbian Despotate. |
| Hungarian rule 14th-16th centuries | ★ 1427 - Hungarians claim Belgrade from Đurađ Branković. ★ 1440 - The Ottoman Empire attacks Belgrade. The city endures the siege following heavy destruction. ★ 1456 - Sultan Mehmed II besieges Belgrade but fails to capture it. |
| Ottoman/ Austrian rule 16th-19th centuries | ★ 1521 - Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent conquers Belgrade. ★ 1688 - Duke Maximilian of Bavaria captures the city. ★ 1690 - The Ottomans capture Belgrade anew. ★ 1717 - Prince Eugene of Savoy captures the city. ★ 1723-1736 - Construction of the Kalemegdan fortress by Nikola Doksat de Mores. ★ 1739 - The Treaty of Belgrade between Austria and the Ottomans returns Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire. ★ 1789 - Marshal Ernst Gideon von Laudon captures the city ★ 1791 - The Peace of Svishtov returns Belgrade to the Ottomans. |
| Serbian rule 1804-1914 | ★ 1806 - Karađorđe captures Belgrade and makes it the capital of Serbia. ★ 1808 - First Serbian Academy, the Great School, is established. ★ 1813 - The Ottomans reconquer the city. ★ 1815 - Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising and conquered Belgrade. ★ 1830 - Mahmud II proclaimed charter on Serbian autonomy. ★ 1831 - First printing works established. ★ 1835 - The first newspaper ("Novine srbske" - Serbian newspaper) published. ★ 1840 - The first post office in Belgrade. ★ 1841 - Belgrade became the capital of the Princedom of Serbia under Mihailo Obrenović. ★ 1844 - The National Museum established. ★ 1855 - First telegraph line in Serbia, Belgrade - Aleksinac, established. ★ 1862 - After the conflict at Cukur-cesma, Belgrade was bombarded from the Kalemegdan fortress. ★ 1867 - In Kalemegdan, the Ottoman commander of the fortress Ali Riza Pasha handed over the keys of Belgrade to Knez Mihailo. ★ 1878 - The Berlin Congress recognized the independence of Serbia in the Treaty of Berlin. ★ 1882 - Belgrade is the capital of the Kingdom of Serbia. ★ 1883 - The first telephone lines in Belgrade ★ 1884 - Railway stations and a railway bridge over Sava is constructed (and still in use). ★ 1892 - The first modern water supply. ★ 1893 - Electrification of the city. ★ 1894 - The first electric tramway. ★ 1903 - In a coup d'état in May, King Aleksandar Obrenović is assassinated, and King Petar I Karađorđević ascends the throne of Serbia. ★ 1914 - Austrians bombard and capture Belgrade. ★ 1914 - The Serbs recapture it. |
| Austro-Hungarian rule 1915-18 | ★ 1915 - German and Austrian troops led by August von Mackensen captured Belgrade. Colonel Dragutin Gavrilovic sacrifices the entire legion for the city. ★ 1918 - The Serbs, with help of allies, recapture it. |
| Yugoslav Kingdom 1918- 1941 | ★ 1918 - Belgrade becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ★ 1923 - Paris - Budapest air line extended to Belgrade. ★ January 6 1926 - King Aleksandar Karađorđević dissolved the National Assembly and started his dictatorship. ★ 1927 - Belgrade Airport opened. ★ 1929 - Radio Belgrade started broadcasting. ★ 1935 - The first bridge over the Danube, the Pancevacki most (Bridge of Pancevo) is built. ★ 1937 - Belgrade Fair opened. ★ March 27th 1941 - Huge protests against joining the Axis. ★ April 6th 1941 - Nazi Germany bombs Belgrade. |
| Nazi/Croatian rule | ★ April 12th 1941 - Nazi Germany and Independent State of Croatia occupy Belgrade. ★ 1944 - American and other Allies bomb Nazi military objects in Belgrade. ★ October 20th 1944 - Belgrade liberated by the Soviet Red Army and the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia; new communist government was arresting and liquidating political opponents and mobilized Belgrade youth. |
| Yugoslav Republic 1945- 1991 | ★ November 29th 1945 - The Constitutional Assembly proclaimed the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. ★ 1945 - Monarchy was abolished and Josip Broz Tito started to rule officially. ★ 1946 - Industries nationalised. ★ 1948 - Large number of regime opponents arrested and sentenced to hard labour. ★ 1950 - Government introduced selfmanagement of the industry by the employees. ★ 1958 - TV Belgrade started broadcasting. ★ 1961 - The first Conference of Non-aligned Countries held in Belgrade. ★ 1967 - The first BITEF held. ★ 1968 - Students' protests in Belgrade. ★ 1969 - Beograđanka, one of the tallests buildings in the city built. ★ 1971 - E75 highway through Belgrade and Gazela (Gaselle) bridge built. ★ 1971 - The first FEST held. ★ 1972 - 1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia ★ 1974 - New Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopted. ★ 1977-1978 - The Conference on European Security and Cooperation held in Belgrade. ★ 1979 - Annual meetings of the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund held in Belgrade. ★ 1980 - 21st General Assembyl of UNESCO held in Belgrade. ★ 1983 - Annual Conference of UNCTAD held in Belgrade. ★ 1988 - First meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Balkan States. ★ March 9th 1991 - Around 100.000 people demonstrate against the regime of Slobodan Milošević. Police and army tanks on the streets of Belgrade. |
| 2nd Yugoslav Republic 1992-2003 | ★ 1992 - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia proclaimed. ★ May 30th 1992 - The UN Security Council imposed economic embargo on Yugoslavia. ★ 1993 - The highest hyperinflation in the history struck Belgrade, bringing many citizens to the limits of existence. ★ 1994 - The end of the hyperinflation. ★ 1995 - Underground railway station "Vukov spomenik" opened. Similar to the RER of Paris, this is to become the first station of Belgrade metro. ★ 1996 - Mass protests after cancelling of local elections. ★ 1997 - First non-communist government since 1944. ★ 1999 - Belgrade was bombed by NATO. ★ October 5 2000 - Slobodan Milošević removed from power after huge protests in Belgrade. |
| Serbia and Montenegro 2003- 2006 | ★ 2003 - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed into Serbia and Montenegro. ★ January 10 2005 - The organization of the 2009 Summer Universiade is awarded to Belgrade. |
| Independent Serbia | ★ 2006 - Belgrade proclaimed ''City of Future of South Europe'' by FTI. ★ June 06 2006- Belgrade becomes the capital of independent Serbia |
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