Timeline of Belgrade history

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**Timeline of Belgrade history**
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
Celtic rule 269 BC	Scordisci Celts founded the city of Singidunum on the site of a previous Greek settlement. Illyrian and Thracian presence is also documented
Roman rule 1st-5th century	The Romans colonize 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 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