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Milan in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Milan in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

22 records20 event labels15 people1182โ€“1997

Historical events in Milan

1182

1182
Archbishop
Urban III ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of Milan

1182
Cardinal
Uberto Crivelli ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Cardinal & Archbishop of Milan

1402

1402
Bishop
Alexander V ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Milan

1512

1512
Invasion of Italy
Julius II ยท Italian Wars

The French withdraw from Italy after an invasion of Milan by the Swiss, who reinstate Maximilian Sforza to the ducal throne

1512
Siege of Milan
Julius II ยท Italian Wars

The French withdraw from Italy after an invasion of Milan by the Swiss, who reinstate Maximilian Sforza to the ducal throne

1521

23 November 1521
Capture of Milan
Prospero Colonna ยท House of Habsburg

Captures Milan

1526

1526
Siege of Milan
Clematises VII ยท War of the League of Cognac

The League of Cognac quickly seizes Lodi, but Imperial troops march into Lombardy and soon force Sforza to abandon Milan

1560

February 1560
Milan Administration
Charles Borromeo ยท Roman Catholic Church

Borromeo receives responsibility for the archdiocese of Milan

1770

26 December 1770
Mitridate re di Ponto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ยท Classical Music

Mitridate re di Ponto premieres successfully in Milan.

1771

17 October 1771
Ascanio in Alba
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ยท Classical Music

Ascanio in Alba premieres in Milan.

1772

26 December 1772
Lucio Silla
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ยท Classical Music

Lucio Silla premieres at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan.

1839

1839
Oberto
Giuseppe Verdi ยท Classical Music

Composes, "Oberto"

1848

1848
Reballion of Rebels in Milan
Guisseppe Garibaldi ยท Italian Independence

Fights the Austrians in Milan but forced into Switzerland

1919

23 March 1919
Fasci di Combattimento
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท Nazionale Fascista

Marks the transformation of the paramilitary Fasci Italiani di Combattimento into a more coherent political group (the Fasci di Combattimento, founded by Mussolini in Milans Piazza San Sepolcro

23 March 1919
PNF
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท Nazionale Fascista

Marks the transformation of the paramilitary Fasci Italiani di Combattimento into a more coherent political group (the Fasci di Combattimento, founded by Mussolini in Milans Piazza San Sepolcro

1921

1921
Archbishop
Pius XI ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of Milan

1922

28 October 1922
Committee of Action
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท Nazionale Falange

The Committee of Action is formed in Milan which becomes the fascist HQ

1945

29 April 1945
Death of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท World War, 2nd

Mussolinis body is displayed in Milan

29 April 1945
Execution
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท World War, 2nd

Mussolinis body is displayed in Milan

1985

28 June 1985
Milan European Council
Bettino Craxi ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts the European Council that sets the objective of completing the internal market by the end of 1992.

29 June 1985
Intergovernmental Conference Decision
Giulio Andreotti ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the Milan decision to convene an intergovernmental conference on treaty reform.

1997

4 September 1997
Death of Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi ยท Architecture

Death of Aldo Rossi

Provenance

About these place records

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