Rome in History (Part 3)
Historical Events
Events 201 - 230 of 230
- 1986-09-30 Mordechai Vanunu, who revealed details of Israel covert nuclear program to British media, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy
- 1987-07-22 Said Aouita of Morocco sets 5k record (12:58.39) in Rome
- 1987-08-28 2nd Athletics World Championships open at Rome, Italy
- 1987-08-29 Portuguese athlete Rosa Mota wins Women's Marathon at World Chapionships in Rome in 2hr 25:17mins
- 1988-10-17 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome
Music Concert
1990-07-07 First Three Tenors concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome - recording of is world's best-selling classical record
- 1990-07-08 FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: 85th minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany, 1-0 win over Argentina
- 1991-05-04 36th Eurovision Song Contest: Carola for Sweden wins singing "Fangad av en stormvind" in Rome
- 1992-10-04 The Rome General Peace Accords ends a 16 year civil war in Mozambique.
- 1993-07-27 Mafia bombs historical buildings in Rome, Milan and Vatican City, 5 killed
- 1993-11-21 Neo-fascist MSI wins 36% of municipal elections in Rome
- 1994-09-04 Chinese diver Fu Mingxia wins 10m platform gold medal at World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy; becomes first female to win back-to-back world titles in the event
- 1995-06-06 Moses Kiptanui of Kenya runs world 5,000m record 12:55.30 in Rome, Italy
- 1996-05-22 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome
- 1997-03-07 Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome & Stockholm are finalists for 2004 Olympics site
- 1999-07-22 Woodstock 99 music festival begins Griffiss Park, Rome NY (till 25th) attended by 200,000. Ended due to violence.
- 2000-03-18 England clinch inaugural Six Nations Rugby Championship with 59-12 thrashing of Italy at Stadio Flaminio, Rome; England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson kicks 7 goals and winger Austin Healey scores 3 tries
Event of Interest
2000-05-01 Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sings for Pope John Paul II in Rome
Andrea Bocelli
John Paul II
- 2004-02-21 The first European political party organization, the European Greens, is established in Rome
- 2004-10-29 In Rome, 25 European heads of state sign a Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
- 2009-05-27 UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League
World Record
2009-08-02 Michael Phelps ends the World Swimming Championships in Rome with his 5th gold medal as part of the US 4x100m medley relay team that recorded the 43rd world record of the controversial meet
Michael Phelps
Event of Interest
2011-05-19 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, project to search for dark matter, led by Samuel C. C. Ting, installed on the International Space Station
Samuel C. C. Ting
Film Premier
2011-10-30 "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres at the Rome Film Festival
- 2016-06-20 Rome elects its first female Mayor Virginia Raggi (Five Star Movement) and its youngest at 37
- 2016-08-24 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Italy, north east of Rome, killing 268, injuring 400
- 2018-01-03 First bionic hand with a sense of touch, for use outside a lab unveiled in Rome
Meeting of Interest
2018-09-13 Pope Francis meets with leaders of the American Catholic Church in Rome to discuss sexual abuse
Pope Francis
- 2019-02-07 France recalls its Italian ambassador from Rome after Italian deputy PM Luigi Di Maio met with yellow vest protesters
Event of Interest
2019-03-23 Italy signs up to China's Belt and Road Initiative with deals signed in Rome between Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping