The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
city of
Caracas ,
Venezuela .
Prior to 18th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
1900 –
Earthquake
[24]
1904 - Population: 90,000.(estimate).
1905 –
National Theatre opens.
1908 – Electric streetcar begins operating.
1909 –
El Universal newspaper in publication.
[25]
[26]
1918 –
Spanish flu reaches Caracas
1922 – Population: 92,212.
[27]
1928 –
Generation of 1928 anti-
Gómez protest.
1929 – Cine El Dorado (cinema) opens in
San Agustín Parish
[28]
1931
1937 – Municipal Commission of Town Planning established.
1941 – Population: 269,030 city; 380,099 federal district.
[4]
1945
1947 –
Caracas Stock Exchange established.
1950
1951 –
Estadio Olímpico opens.
1952
1953
1954 –
Centro Simón Bolívar Towers built
1958 –
El Mundo newspaper begins publication.
1959 –
La Rinconada Hippodrome opens in
Coche Parish
1960 –
University City built.
1961 – Population: 786,710 city; 1,362,189 federal district.
1963 – December: Christmas display of illuminated
Cruz del Ávila [
es ] begins.
1966 –
CorpBanca Tower built.
1967
1971 – Population: 1,662,627 city; 2,175,400 urban agglomeration (approximate).
[34]
1973 –
Previsora Tower and
Bet-El Synagogue built.
1974
1975
1977 –
Parque Zoológico Caricuao opens.
[35]
1978 – National Theatre Festival begins (approximate date).[
citation needed ]
1979 –
El Diario de Caracas newspaper begins publication.
[25]
1982 –
Children's Museum of Caracas established.
1983
1984 –
Mercantil Tower and
Provincial Tower built.
1987 –
Parque Cristal built.
1989
1990
Tower of David construction begins.
Population: 1,824,892 city; 2,784,042 urban agglomeration.
[36]
1993 –
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim built.
1995 –
Polar Tower II built.
1998 –
Centro San Ignacio (commercial building) opens.
1999
2000
21st century
See also
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Anti-Maduro strike paralyzes swathes of Venezuela , Reuters, 20 July 2017
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"Venezuela crisis: Deadly clashes as millions join strike" , BBC News , 21 July 2017
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