14 Jun 1158 Munich is founded by Duke Henry the Lion
1175 First fortification built
1214 Earliest documentary evidence of Munich as a Stadt (city)
1240 Power in the city passes from the bishops of Freising to the Wittelsbach family
1293 Construction of the new city wall begins
1385 Construction of the Neuveste royal residence begins
1468 Foundation of the Frauenkirche is laid
1470 Old City Hall is constructed
1487 'Beer Order' by Duke Albrecht IV forms the basis for the quality of Munich beer
1504 Munich becomes the capital of the Duchy of Bavaria
1516 Reinheitsgebot,introduced by Duke Wilhelm IV, establishes a standard for future beer production in the city
1583 St Michael's Church is constructed
1623 Munich becomes the city residence of the Prince Regent of Bavaria
1632 Occupation of Munich by King Gustav of Sweden (Thirty Years' War)
1663 Construction of the Theatinerkirche and Nymphenburg Palace begins
1705-14 Munich is ruled by the Hapsburgs
1751 Construction of the Residenztheater begins
1759 Bavarian Academy of Sciences is founded
1789 Englischer Garten is created to Count Rumford's specifications
1806 Munich confirmed as the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria
1810 First Oktoberfest inaugurated to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen
1818 Bavaria becomes the first German state to receive a written constitution. The Landtag (parliament) sits in Munich, which is also the seat of the archdiocese of Munich and Freising
1825-48 Reign of Ludwig I; many of the city's finest buildings are constructed by architects Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von Gärtner
1826 The Bavarian university moves from Landeshut to Munich
1848-64 Reign of Maximillian II
1864-86 Reign of Ludwig II – culture flourishes; Richard Wagner is based in Munich and many of his operas receive their world premieres in the city
1867 Start of construction begins on the new City Hall
1882 Munich hosts the first exhibition of electricity in Germany; electric light is introduced to the city
1906 Foundation of the Deutsches Museum is laid
1907 Peter Ostermayr establishes a film production company at Geiselgasteig
1918 Kurt Eisner proclaims the Free State of Bavaria
1923 Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in the 'Beer Hall Putsch'
1933 National Socialists (Nazis) under Hitler seize power at City Hall
30 Apr 1945 American troops occupy the city
1963 Reopening of the Nationaltheater, home of the Bavarian State Opera
1972 Olympic Games held in Munich
1974 Football World Cup held in Munich
1981 Opening of the rebuilt Neue Pinakothek
17 May 1992 Operation begins at Munich 'Franz-Josef-Strauss' Airport
1994 500th anniversary of the Frauenkirche, which reopens after extensive restoration
1175 First fortification built
1214 Earliest documentary evidence of Munich as a Stadt (city)
1240 Power in the city passes from the bishops of Freising to the Wittelsbach family
1293 Construction of the new city wall begins
1385 Construction of the Neuveste royal residence begins
1468 Foundation of the Frauenkirche is laid
1470 Old City Hall is constructed
1487 'Beer Order' by Duke Albrecht IV forms the basis for the quality of Munich beer
1504 Munich becomes the capital of the Duchy of Bavaria
1516 Reinheitsgebot,introduced by Duke Wilhelm IV, establishes a standard for future beer production in the city
1583 St Michael's Church is constructed
1623 Munich becomes the city residence of the Prince Regent of Bavaria
1632 Occupation of Munich by King Gustav of Sweden (Thirty Years' War)
1663 Construction of the Theatinerkirche and Nymphenburg Palace begins
1705-14 Munich is ruled by the Hapsburgs
1751 Construction of the Residenztheater begins
1759 Bavarian Academy of Sciences is founded
1789 Englischer Garten is created to Count Rumford's specifications
1806 Munich confirmed as the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria
1810 First Oktoberfest inaugurated to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen
1818 Bavaria becomes the first German state to receive a written constitution. The Landtag (parliament) sits in Munich, which is also the seat of the archdiocese of Munich and Freising
1825-48 Reign of Ludwig I; many of the city's finest buildings are constructed by architects Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von Gärtner
1826 The Bavarian university moves from Landeshut to Munich
1848-64 Reign of Maximillian II
1864-86 Reign of Ludwig II – culture flourishes; Richard Wagner is based in Munich and many of his operas receive their world premieres in the city
1867 Start of construction begins on the new City Hall
1882 Munich hosts the first exhibition of electricity in Germany; electric light is introduced to the city
1906 Foundation of the Deutsches Museum is laid
1907 Peter Ostermayr establishes a film production company at Geiselgasteig
1918 Kurt Eisner proclaims the Free State of Bavaria
1923 Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in the 'Beer Hall Putsch'
1933 National Socialists (Nazis) under Hitler seize power at City Hall
30 Apr 1945 American troops occupy the city
1963 Reopening of the Nationaltheater, home of the Bavarian State Opera
1972 Olympic Games held in Munich
1974 Football World Cup held in Munich
1981 Opening of the rebuilt Neue Pinakothek
17 May 1992 Operation begins at Munich 'Franz-Josef-Strauss' Airport
1994 500th anniversary of the Frauenkirche, which reopens after extensive restoration
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