Timeline of Nairobi

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Prior to 20th century
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20th century

1900s-1920s
  • 1900 - Incorporated as the Township of Nairobi
  • 1901
  • 1904 - Norfolk Hotel opens.[2]
  • 1905
    • British East Africa Protectorate capital moves from Mombasa to Nairobi.
    • Nairobi Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman Religious and Charitable Funds established.[3]
  • 1906
    • Jamia Mosque construction started.
    • Royal Nairobi Golf Club founded.
  • 1907 - British Government House built.
  • 1909 - East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established.[3]
  • 1910
  • 1912 - Theatre Royal opens.[6]
  • 1913 - Muthaiga Country Club founded.
  • 1914 - Shri Vankaner Vidya Prasarak Mandal established.[3]
  • 1917
    • Anjuman Islamia established.[3]
    • East Africa Women's League established.[3]
    • Indian Christian Union formed.[3]
  • 1918 - Punjebhai Club formed.[3]
  • 1919 - Nairobi Political Association formed.[3]
  • 1920
    • Social Service Volunteer Corps established.[3]
    • Majlis-i-Ahl-i-Kashmeer established.[3]

1930s-1950s
  • 1930 - Coryndon Museum opens.[4]
  • 1931 - McMillan lending library (for white settlers) opens.[4][7]
  • 1934 - Sir Ali Muslim Club (cricket) founded.
  • 1935 - Nairobi becomes a municipality.[8]
  • 1939 - St. Mary's School founded.
  • 1944 - Kenya Conservatoire of Music founded.[9]
  • 1946 - Nairobi National Park established.
  • 1947 - Kenya National Archives headquartered in city.[10]
  • 1948
    • East African Literature Bureau founded.[4]
    • Population: 118,976 (urban agglomeration).[11]
  • 1949 - American Center Library established.[10]
  • 1950 - Nairobi became a city
  • 1951 - Railway rerouted via Kibera
  • 1952
    • City Council formed.[8]
    • Princess Elizabeth Hospital opens.[12]
  • 1953 - Nairobi Dam constructed.
  • 1954
  • 1955
    • Israel Somen elected mayor.
    • Government Indian School renamed Duke of Gloucester School
  • 1956
  • 1958
    • Nairobi Embakasi Airport opened
    • Embassy Cinema[6] opened.
    • Thika Rd Drive-In (later renamed Fox Drive-In) opened
    • Kenya Cinema opened
    • New Donovan Maule Theatre opened
    • Aga Khan Hospital opened

1960s-1970s

1980s-1990s

21st century
View of Nairobi, 2007
Nairobi, 2011
Kibera, Nairobi, 2015

2000s

2010s

See also

References
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  2. J. Gettleman (March 18, 2007). "36 Hours in Nairobi, Kenya". New York Times.
  3. The Red Book 1922-23: Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar Sultanate. Nairobi: East Africa Standard Ltd. 1922.
  4. Irene Muthoni Kibandi; et al. (2010), "Kenya: Libraries, Museums and Archives", in Marcia J. Bates (ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
  5. "Nairobi National Museum". National Museums of Kenya. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  6. "Movie Theaters in Nairobi, Kenya". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. Anthony Olden (1995), "The Kenya (Carnegie) Circulating Libraries and the McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi", Libraries in Africa, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810830930
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  9. Office of Public Communications (2008). "About Kenya: Nairobi". Republic of Kenya. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  10. World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710
  11. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
  12. "About The Nairobi Hospital: History". Nairobi Hospital. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  13. "Kenya Library Association". Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  14. UN-HABITAT 2006.
  15. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  16. "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. "The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequalities and Urban Land Markets". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17.
  18. "Kenya Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  19. Xan Rice (August 3, 2007). "Nairobi cafes buzzing as real coffee finally comes home". The Guardian.
  20. "Kenya". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  21. "Google Africa Blog". July 2008 – via Blogspot.
  22. "Corporate Information: Google Offices". Google Inc. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010.
  23. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
  24. Nic Cheeseman (2011). "Kenya". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2010. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 345–358. ISBN 90-04-20556-X.
  25. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
  26. "A fatal explosion". Economist.com. Sep 12, 2011.
  27. "Hay-on-Nairobi". Economist.com. Sep 23, 2011.
  28. "Kenyan capital Nairobi gets new train". BBC News. November 12, 2012.
  29. "Raleigh's Sister Cities". US: City of Raleigh. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  30. "Nairobi's Latest Novelty: High-End Mac and Cheese, Served by Whites", New York Times, 16 October 2014
  31. "Bustling Nairobi deserted ahead of Obama arrival", People Daily, Kenya: Mediamax, July 25, 2015

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