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Museo Martorell de Arqueologia y Ciencias Naturale
was founded
in
1882
in
Barcelona
Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona
...
1327895
Pablo Picasso
moved to
Barcelona
in
1895
after his seven-year-old sister, Conchita, died of diphtheria
...
973388
Barcelona
reached a population
533,000
in
1900
...
1327896
Salvador Dali
was born
on
5/11/1904
in
Barcelona
...
748601
Barcelona
hosted
the Barcelona International Exposition
in
1929
...
1327897
The Historical Botanical Garden
was founded
in
1930
in
Barcelona
...
1327907
1936
Barcelona
became the capital of
Revolutionary Catalonia
in
1936
...
1327908
Fascists
captured
Barcelona
in
1939
in
Spanish Civil War
...
1327910
Barcelona
fell
on
1/26/1939
causing a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to the French border
...
1327909
the EADA Business School
was founded
in
1957
in
Barcelona
...
1327911
Barcelona
passed
the Municipal Law
in
1960
...
1327912
Barcelona
population reached
1,906,998
in
1979
...
1327913
Barcelona
hosted
the FIFA World Cup
in
1982
...
1327914
1992
Barcelona
hosted
Summer Olympics
in
1992
...
1327918
Barcelona
opened
city beaches
in
1992
after the demolition of industrial buildings.
...
1327919
The Estacio del Nord
was renovated
in
1992
in
Barcelona
for the 1992 Olympic Games
...
1327920
Albania
participated in
the Olympic Games
in
1992
in
Barcelona
...
1325758
Barcelona
won
RIBA Royal Gold Medal
in
1999
for its architecture, marking the first time the award was given to a city rather than an individual architect.
...
1327921
the Barcelona Symphony
inaugurated
LAuditori
in
1999
in
Barcelona
...
1327922
The Botanical Garden
was founded
in
1999
in
Barcelona
...
1327923
2002
Diagonal Mar Park
was inaugurated
in
2002
in
Barcelona
...
1327925
Barcelona
hosted
the World Urban Forum
in
2004
...
1327927
City Council
initiated
Bicing service
on
3/2007
in
Barcelona
...
2147485142
the Martorell Museum
opened
in
2010
in
Barcelona
...
2147494318
Barcelona
hosted
World Aquatics Championships
in
2013
in
Palau San Jordi
...
2147494319
Barcelona
was named
a City of Literature
in
2015
in
UNESCO Creative Cities Network
...
2147494320
Johan Cruyff
died
on
3/24/2016
in
Barcelona
...
746026
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