| 1067 |
Minsk is mentioned for the first time in chronicles under the name of Mensk, Menesk |
| 1499 |
Minsk is granted the Magdeburg right |
| 1565 |
Minsk becomes a provincial centre in Rzeczpospolita |
| 1590-1592 |
The first Orthodox brotherhoods, including brotherhood schools (in Minsk and in other towns of Belarus) |
| 1667 |
The creation of the first international postal service along the route:
Vilno-Minsk-Mogilev-Smolensk-Moscow |
| 1793 |
Minsk becomes the centre of a province in the Russian Empire |
| 1795-1796 |
The Governor is appointed to Minsk |
|
1840 |
The Decree on Declaring the Statute of the Great Princedom of Lithuania, in force since 1588, null and void |
| November 28,1871 |
The Belarusian railway starts operating |
| June 17,1890 |
The city theatre is opened |
| 1892 |
Horse-driven street railway is created in Minsk |
| 1895 |
The electric power plant starts functioning |
| March 1-3(13-15), 1898 |
The First Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Party held in Minsk declares the party's formation |
| 1900 |
The Pushkin public library is opened |
| March 4 (17),1917 |
The Minsk Soviet of workers' and soldiers' deputies is formed |
| March 4 (17),1917 |
The People's Militia is formed in Minsk |
| March 25-27 (April 7-9) 1917 |
The Belarusian National Congress creates The Belarusian National Committee and vests it with executive power |
| January 1, 1919 |
The Declaration on Formation of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic with the capital in Minsk |
| July 11,1921 |
The Belarusian State University is inaugurated (actually starting its work on 30.10.1921) |
| April 19,1927 |
The State Symphony Orchestra is founded in Minsk |
| January 1, 1929 |
The BSSR Academy of Sciences is inaugurated in Minsk |
| October 13,1929 |
Tram service starts in Minsk |
| May 25, 1933 |
The State Opera and Ballet Theatre is opened in Minsk |
| June 28, 1941 |
German Fascist troops enter Minsk |
| June 1941-July 1944 |
The activities of the Minsk party underground |
| July 3,1944 |
The Third and the First Belarusian Fronts liberate the capital of BSSR |
| September 1952 |
The first trolleybus line started functioning |
| January 1, 1956 |
The first telecast of the Minsk TV-centre |
| June 26,1974 |
The title of «Hero-city» is conferred on Minsk |
| June 30,1984 |
The opening of the first line of the Minsk underground railway (the construction of the second line has begun) |
| March 28,1989 |
«Minsk-2» international airport open for passengers |
| July 27,1990 |
The Declaration on State Sovereignty of Belarus (Independence Day) |
| December 8,1991 |
The leaders of the independent states of Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine sign the Agreement on Creating the Commonwealth of Independent States, with the centre
in Minsk. |
