Major events in city history

• 1445: The first documentary Fair Galati.                                                                     1484: City of Galati remains Moldova's only port.

• 1590: It opened its first Hebrew cemetery.                                                                  1709: hetman Ivan Stepanovich Mazeppa is buried, the Hero of Ukraine.

• 1710: After the defeat at Stanilesti, Tatars Galati desolate.                                              1775: Russian Empire first established local Consulate.
• 1789: Galaţi was burnt down by the armies of the Russian general Mikhail Kamensky.       1805: France and England vice-consulates established.

• 1821 Tudor Revolution Vladimirescu feels and Galati. There have been slaughtered all subjects of the Ottoman Empire. Galati massacre opens a long line of Ottoman-Greek clashes.                                                                                 1832: Opens first school juteţ School Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
• 1834: The first scheduled flights of Austrian ships Galati.                                   1837: Galati is declared a free port (porto-free).

• 1850: The United States established vice-consulate.                                          
•  1856 Galati became the seat of the Danube Commission.
• 1858: The United States raised the level of vice-consulate consulate.                    1864: On October 2 High School of Commerce is open Alexandru Ioan I.

• 1867 Alecsandri School is established, which is now the National College.1869: Municipal Park opens Mihai Eminescu 1870: In Galati some factories are open.
•   1872: On 13 September is inaugarată by King Charles I, passenger station, an   imposing building. It is finished and the northern city rail tunnel.

• 1880: On June 24 is opening the city's tram route: River Station - Railway Station.        1882: On December 22 a free port regime is removed.
• 1889: The Library established V.A. Ears.                                                                   1907: Break peasant uprising, but is quickly crushed by the military.

• 1908: Galati had opened 41 factories that were working at full capacity.               1911: The first unveiling the statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu.
• 1914: Galati have 16 foreign consulates.                                                 1919: Jewish Community High School is established, currently, Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

• 1926: The first air race in Romania took place between Galati and Bucharest
• 1931: Galati had 112,000 inhabitants, is the 4th city  of Romania

• 1938: Danube Galati county resident is as fascist organization of King Charles II.                                                       1939 LCMHF is established.

• 1940-1944: Galati is bombed by German Luftwaffe aircraft and the U.S. withdrawal. 90% of buildings, homes and parks are destroyed.
• 1950: The city had only 80,000 residents after the war.             1945: Begins the reconstruction of the city after the communist model.
• 1952: Galati Galati region becomes resident.

• 1952: Galati Galati region becomes resident.
• 1956: The first rumors of Braila Galati union idea. The communist authorities get in touch with a Swiss company to make speed tram pier.
• 1965: Begins construction Galati steel plant, which would become the symbol of the socialist country, associated with industrial independence from the USSR.
• 1967: Opens Integrated Steel Galati. The city had 156,000 inhabitants and 73,000 employees industrial colossus.

• 1977: Earthquake in which part of the building collapse. 2 buildings from Tiglina 4 district, are now full sticked together.
• 1989: On September 10 tragedy occurs Mogoşoaia passenger ship, which was hit by a barge Bulgarian. Only 16 people out alive.
• 1992: Galati numbered 326,000 inhabitants is the 5th largest city in Romania.

• 1995: Revolution from '89 Monument inaugurated.                                                   2004: Opens first and largest Information Technology park in the country.
• 2005: The town is heavily flooded from heavy rains.

        2009: The Monument inaugurated in          Afghanistan. This monument stirs discussion on Mason's likeness with a monument. Bishopric of Lower Danube is raised to the rank of archdiocese.

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