Prior to 20th century
- 1469 BCE - Egyptians in power (approximate date).[1]
- 862 BCE - Jonah embarks for Tarshish (approximate date).[2]
- 68 CE - Jaffa sacked by forces of Vespasian.[3]
- 636 CE - Umar in power.[2]
- 1099 - Jaffa taken by Crusaders.[2]
- 1126 - "Knights of St. John" in power.[3]
- 1187 - Saladin in power.[3]
- 1191 - Jaffa taken by forces of Richard I of England.[3]
- 1196 - Al-Adil I in power.[3]
- 1252 - Jaffa taken by forces of Louis IX.[2]
- 1538 - Bab el-Halil (gate) built.
- 1517 - Ottomans in power.[1]
- 1654 - St. Peter's Church built.
- 1799
- 1807 - Muhammad Abu-Nabbut becomes governor.[1]
- 1831 - Ibrahim Pasha in power.[1]
- 1837 - Earthquake.[2]
- 1838 - Sephardic Talmud Torah school founded.[4]
- 1865 - Jaffa Light built.
- 1866 - Population: 5,000.[1]
- 1868 - German Colony established.[5]
- 1871 - Municipal council established.[1]
- 1884 - Ashkenazic Talmud Torah school established.[4]
- 1887 - Population: 14,000.[1]
- 1891
- Ramla-Jaffa railway begins operating; Jaffa Railway Station opens.
- Hospital Sha'ar Ziyyon founded.[4]
- 1892 - Jaffa–Jerusalem railway completed.[6]
- 1897 - Population: 33,465.[1]
20th century[edit]
1900s-1940s[edit]
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- 1902
- Cholera epidemic.
- Trumpeldor Cemetery established.
- 1908 - March: Zionist-Palestinian unrest.[7]
- 1909 - Tel Aviv founded near Jaffa.[8]
- 1911 - Filastin newspaper begins publication.
- 1913 - Population: 50,000.[1]
- 1916 - Hassan Bek Mosque built.
- 1917
- April: Tel Aviv and Jaffa deportation.
- December: Battle of Jaffa (1917).
- 1918 - Muslim-Christian Association established.[7]
- 1921 - May: Jaffa riots.[6][7]
- 1932 - National Congress of Arab Youth held.[7]
- 1936 - April: Arab-Jewish unrest.[9]
- 1945 - al-Najjada paramilitary youth group established.[7]
- 1948 - 25 April-14 May: Zionist Irgun forces take city.[10]
1950s[edit]
Main article: Timeline of Tel Aviv
- 1950
- 24 April: Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality formed.[8]
- Jaffa Administration (municipal department) established.[11]
- 1960 - Company for the Development of Ancient Jaffa established.[11]
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