Florence

Eventos (12)

• 1260

  9/4 — The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.

• 1302

  1/27 — Dante Alighieri is exiled from Florence.

• 1333

  11/3 — The River Arno flooding causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.

• 1334

  7/18 — The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.

• 1420

  8/7 — Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore begins in Florence.

• 1497

  2/7 — The Bonfire of the Vanities occurs, during which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.

• 1498

  5/23 — Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.

• 1504

  9/8 — Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.

• 1527

  5/16 — The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.

• 1600

  10/6 — Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque period

• 1966

  11/4 — The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm.

• 2016

  8/24 — An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence.