Timeline of Haifa Israel - Prior to 20th century - 20th century

Timeline of Haifa

Prior to 20th century

• 1046 - Persian traveler Nasir Khusraw visits village.^[1]
• 1187 - Saladin in power.^[1]
• 1251 - Fortifications built by Franks (approximate date).^[1]
• 1291 - Mamluk Al-Ashraf Khalil in power.^[1]
• 1869 - German Colony established near town.^[2]
• 1873 - Najib Effendi al-Yasin becomes mayor.
• 1883 - Rushdi school opens.^[3]
• 1887 - Haifa becomes part of the Ottoman Beirut Vilayet.^[3]
• 1898 - Pier and Jaffa-Haifa roadway built.^[1]

20th century[edit]

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• 1905 - Hejaz Railroad branch begins operating;^[2] train station built.^[3]
• 1908 - Al-Karmil newspaper begins publication.^[4]
• 1909 - Shrine of the Báb built on Mt. Carmel.
• 1912 - Maccabi Haifa sport club formed.
• 1913 - Hebrew Reali School and Maccabi Haifa Football Club established.
• 1918 - 23 September: Haifa occupied by British forces.^[1]
• 1921 - Haifa Chamber of Commerce and Industry established.^[5]
• 1922 - Population: 24,600.
• 1924
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology opens.
  • Hapoel Haifa Football Club formed.
• 1928 - Stella Maris Light built.
• 1933 - Port of Haifa expanded.^[1]
• 1934 - Haifa Airport established.
• 1935
  • Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline commissioned.
  • Armon Cinema opens.^[6]
• 1937 - Orah Cinema in business (approximate date).^[6]
• 1938 - British Government Hospital established.
• 1939 - Oil refinery built.^[1]
• 1941 - Shabtai Levy becomes mayor.
• 1944 - Al-Ittihad newspaper begins publication.
• 1947 - Population: 145,140.
• 1948
  • April: Battle of Haifa (1948).^[1]
  • Haifa becomes part of the State of Israel.^[1]
• 1950 - New Haifa Symphony Orchestra established.
• 1951
  • Haifa Museum of Art established.
  • Abba Hushi becomes mayor.
  • Al-Jadid literary journal begins publication.^[5]
• 1953 - Gordon College of Education established.
• 1955 - Kiryat Eliezer Stadium opens.
• 1959 - Haifa Underground Funicular Railway begins operating.^[5]
• 1960 - Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art opens on Mt. Carmel.
• 1961
  • Haifa Theatre founded.
  • Population: 183,021.
• 1963 - University of Haifa established.
• 1969
  • Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine established.
  • Moshe Flimann becomes mayor.
  • Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum opens.
• 1971 - WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education established.
• 1972
  • IBM Haifa Research Laboratory established.
  • Israeli National Maritime Museum opens.
• 1974
  • Matam hi-tech area developed.
  • Yosef Almogi becomes mayor.
• 1975
  • Haifa Cinematheque established.
  • Yeruham Zeisel becomes mayor.
• 1976 - Romema Arena opens.
• 1978 - Aryeh Gur'el becomes mayor.
• 1983
  • Haifa International Film Festival begins.
  • Israel Railway Museum opens.
  • Population: 225,775.
• 1984 - Hecht Museum established.
• 1989 - September: Mount Carmel forest fire (1989).
• 1991 - Lev HaMifratz Mall in business.
• 1993 - Amram Mitzna becomes mayor.
• 1999 - Grand Canyon (mall) and Carmel Beach Railway Station open.

21st century[edit]

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• 2001 - Hutzot HaMifratz Railway Station and Lev HaMifratz Railway Station open.
• 2002
  • Sail Tower built.
  • Haifa Bay Central Bus Station opens.
• 2003
  • Yona Yahav becomes mayor.
  • IEC Tower built.
  • Carmel Beach Central Bus Station opens.
• 2004 - Almadina newspaper begins publication.
• 2006 - 13 July: Haifa bombarded by Lebanese Hezbollah forces.^[7]
• 2008 - Bahá'í World Centre designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 2010
  • December: Mount Carmel forest fire (2010).
  • Carmel Tunnels open.
• 2011 - Wikimania 2011 held in Haifa.
• 2013 - Population: 272,181.
• 2014 - Sammy Ofer Stadium opens.

See also[edit]

• History of Haifa