|
1198 |
For
the first time the name of Riga was
mentioned in the chronicles |
|
1201 |
Bishop
Albert, the Lord of Bremen's Dome, laid the foundation for
Riga
as a medieval town |
|
1205 |
First
theatre performance staged |
|
Early
13th century |
First
coin ("pfennig") minted |
|
1211 |
First
educational institution (the
Dome
School)
founded |
|
1220 |
First
in-patient helath institution (the Holy Spirit Hospital)
established |
|
1221 |
The
rights of Riga to
self-government are recognised |
|
1282 |
Riga
joined the Hanseatic
League.
Many nationalities lived in the town, Germans forming the
majority of the population |
|
1297-1330 |
The
war between the Livonian Order and the Town of
Riga |
|
1353 |
First
secular school at St. Peter's Church opened |
|
1521-1524 |
As
the result of Reformation Riga became a Lutheran
town |
|
1524 |
First
public library founded |
|
1558-1583 |
The
Livonian War |
|
1561-1581 |
Riga had
the status of a free town |
|
1581-1621 |
Riga was
under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian
state |
|
1588 |
Beginning
of book printing |
|
1615 |
First
book in the Latvian language (a church manual)
published |
|
1621-1710 |
Riga was
under the rule of the Swedish state |
|
1631 |
First
secondary school founded |
|
1634 |
First
manufactory founded |
|
1662 |
A
centrally-operated water supply line started
functioning |
|
1680 |
First
newspaper "Rigische Novellen" issued |
|
1701 |
First
bridge across the Daugava
River |
|
1710-1917 |
Riga was
under the rule of the Russian state |
|
1721 |
First
public garden arranged |
|
1773 |
First
museum founded |
|
1782 |
First
public theatre opened |
|
1812 |
The
army of Napoleon came close to
Riga and
Riga's
suburbs were burnt down, thus creating preconditions for the
present street planning and construction |
|
1853 |
Horse-drawn
omnibus passenger transportation started |
|
1857 |
Dismantling
of the Riga's
fortifications started |
|
1861 |
First
railway line (Riga-Dünaburg) opened |
|
1850-1880 |
National
awakening of the Latvian people |
|
1868 |
Riga's
Latvian Society founded |
|
1873 |
First
All-Latvian Song Festival |
|
1882 |
Telephone
network established.
The
tram traffic started with horse-drawn
tramcars |
|
1896 |
First
6-storey house built
First
movie picture demonstrated |
|
1901 |
Electricity-powered
tramcars replaced the horse-drawn ones
The
700th anniversary of
Riga |
|
1905 |
First
Latvian Revolution against tsarist
Russia
power |
|
1915 |
World
War
I.
Industrial enterprises were evacuated from
Riga as
the front line approached |
|
1917 |
Riga was
occupied by the German troops |
|
1918-1940 |
Riga as
the capital of the
Republic of
Latvia |
|
1918.18.11. |
Proclamation
of the Independence of
the Republic of
Latvia |
|
1919.08.02. |
The
University of
Latvia
founded |
|
1919.11.11. |
Bermondt-Avaloff's
troops defeated at Riga |
|
1920.11.08. |
The
Peace Treaty between
Latvia and
Soviet Russia signed |
|
1921.26.01. |
Western
countries recognised
Latvia
de jure |
|
1922 |
Constitution
of the Republic of
Latvia
adopted |
|
1925 |
First
regular broadcasts by the Latvian Radio |
|
1935.
18.11. |
Monument
to Freedom unveiled |
|
1940.
17.06. |
Riga was
occupied by the Red Army and the Soviet system was
established |
|
1941.14.06. |
The
first mass deportation of the population to
Siberia |
|
1941.01.07. |
Riga was
occupied by the German troops |
|
1944.13.10. |
Riga was
recaptured by the Soviet troops and the Soviet regime was
re-established |
|
1944-1991 |
Riga was
under the rule of the Soviet
Union
state |
|
1949 |
The
second mass deportation of the population from
Latvia |
|
1954 |
TV
studio started regular broadcasts |
|
1987-1991 |
Third
National Awakening aimed at the restoration of
Independence to
the Republic of
Latvia |
|
1991.
21.08. |
Latvia
declared itself an independent democratic
state |
|
1998-2001. |
The
800th anniversary of
Riga |
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