Events in Florence History
Battle at Florence
0406-08-23 Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians
- 1333-11-04 Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani
Florence Cathedral
1334-07-18 Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone
- 1382-03-15 Conservative "Popolo Grasso" regain power in Florence, Italy
- 1419-12-11 Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence
- 1466-08-26 A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered
Pazzi Conspiracy
1478-04-26 Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill Giuliano de' Medici in Florence
- 1494-11-08 Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence
- 1494-11-09 Piero the Unfortunate of the de' Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses his power and flees the state
France occupies Florence
1494-11-18 French King Charles VIII occupies Florence
- 1498-04-07 Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy
Michelangelo's David
1504-09-08 Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence
Niccolo Machiavelli
1512-11-07 Medici's discharge Niccolo Machiavelli from Florence
League of Cognac
1526-05-22 Pope Clement VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
- 1527-05-16 Florence becomes a republic
- 1530-08-12 Florence surrenders for emperor Karel I
- 1602-12-05 Giulio Caccini and Ottario Rinuccini's opera "Euridice" premieres at the Pitti Palace, in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy)
Galileo Body Moved
1737-03-12 Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy
Macbeth
1847-03-14 Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Macbeth" at the Teatro della Pergola, Florence
Music History
1887-05-02 Gioachino Rossini's corpse transferred to Santa Croce, Florence
- 1902-06-23 Monument to composer Gioachino Rossini unveiled in Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
- 1911-06-17 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Florence Sutton 8-10, 6-1, 9-7 for her third straight US singles title
- 1921-02-27 The Fascists incite a riot in Florence, Italy
Hitler and Mussolini Meet
1940-10-28 Meeting between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in Florence, Italy
- 1944-08-04 British 8th Army reaches suburbs of Florence, Italy
- 1944-08-13 British 8th Army occupies Florence
- 1954-10-18 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957-10-27 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1961-05-27 Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner's Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg)
- 1967-08-16 WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967-09-03 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sports History
1981-06-10 Sebastian Coe of England sets 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence
- 1984-08-09 Valerie Brisco-Hooks beats fellow American Florence Griffith to win the 200m gold at the LA Olympics; completes the 200-400m double
- 1993-05-27 Mafia bombs Uffizi Museum in Florence, killing 6
- 2018-09-04 Italian city Florence bans people eating in the street in its historic center
Cosimo de' Medici
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Lorenzo de' Medici