The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

Prehistory

• Kostoperska karpa settlement established
• Bronze Age Gradiste settlement established
• Neolithic site of Mlado Nagoričane settlement established
• Iron Age tumulus Groblje at Vojnik established

Antic Period

• 600 BC – 217 BC Kumanovo area under Peoninan Kingdom
• (148BC-330AD) Kumanovo area under Roman Empire
  • Roman Necropolis Drezga of Lopate established
  • Roman Settlement Vicianus at village of Klečovce established

Early Middle Ages

• (330-836) Kumanovo area under   Byzantine Empire
  • Slavic tribes arrived: Berziti

Middle Ages

• 
  Emperor Basil II
• 
  Monastery Karpino
• 
  St. George
• 
  Cumans
• 
  Emperor Stefan Dušan
• 
  Principality of Velbazhd

• old Žegligovo settlement established
• 836-1018 under First Bulgarian Empire
• 1018–1204 under   Byzantine Empire
• 1020 Basil II in Kozjak established local episcopate from Archbishopric of Ohrid ^[1]
• 1071 St. George monastery built
• 1094 Cumani tribe settled the area ^[2] (It's believed the name Kumanovo came from this tribe)
• 1207–1217 under   Second Bulgarian Empire
• 1313 Matejče Monastery built
• 1346–1371 under   Serbian Empire
• 14th century Karpino Monastery built
• 1373–1395 under Principality of Velbazhd

Ottoman Empire

• 
  Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque
• 
  Karposh
• 
  Eski Mosque
• 
  St. Nikolas
• 
  VMRO seal
• 
  Holy Trinity

• (1395–1912) Kumanovo under Ottoman Empire
• 1415 Halit Efendi Mosque built
• 1463 under Sanjak of Skopje till 1912
• 16th century Karpino Monastery built
• 1519 First time the name Kumanovo appears in documents
• 1586/96 Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque built
• 1660 Evlija Celebi visits Kumanovo
• 1689
  • Karposh's Rebellion
  • Kumanovo Fortress built
  • Selim I Giray retakes Kumanovo
• 18th century Kumanovo Clock Tower built
• 1751 Eski Mosque built
• 1773 Jusuf Efendi Mosque built
• 1805 Gavril Kratovac established the first school ^[3]
• 1810 population: 800 by: Gomera
• 1833 Dimitrije Mladenovich established as Protoiereus ^[4]
• 1835 population: 5,000 by: Dupničanin
• 1851 St. Nicholas church built
• 1867 Kosovo Vilayet ( Kumanovo Kaza) established ( Vali Ibrahim Edhem Pasha)
• 1873 Kumanovo is connected by rail with Solun ^[5]
• 1877 Kosovo Vilayet established
• 1878 Kumanovo Uprising
• 1885 population: 7,000 by: Bjankoni
• 1894 IMRO organize a committee in Kumanovo in the house of Jordan Jovčev ^[6]
• 1899 Goce Delchev visits Kumanovo

1900–1912

• 
  Bulgarian exarchist school in Kumanovo 1900–1910
• 
  Krustio Lazarov's Cheta in Kumanovo, 1908

• 1900 population: 14,530 by: Knčev
• 1902 Holy Trinity church built
• 1903 Vlach school established ^[7]
• 1904 Fight on Šuplji Kamen
• 1905
  • Fight in Tabanovce
  • Fight on Čelopek
• 1907 population: 15,000 by: Hadzi Vasiljevič

Balkan Wars

• 
  Monument Zebrnjak
• 
  Kumanovo, c. 1913
• 
  Radomir Putnik Kumanovo Railway Station 1912

• 1912 Battle of Kumanovo   Kingdom of Serbia vs.   Ottoman Empire
• 1913 under   Kingdom of Serbia, see Treaty of London

First World War

• 
  Poppy grow band, 1917

• 1915,
  • 9 Oct 1915 – 24 Sep 1918 under   Bulgaria, (Georgi Stojanov Todorov, Racho Petrov Stojanov, Stefan Toshev Toshev)
  • Ovče Pole Offensive
• 1918 under   Serbia
• 1919 May 6, Boro Menkov birth

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• 
  Barracks of 22 Serbian Infantry Regiment, 1928
• 
  Kumanovo 1930s
• 
  Kumanovo 1930s
• 
  Kumanovo and Skopie chetas IMARO

• 1920 FK Shparta established ^[8]: 173
• 1921
  • Gymnasium established ^[8]: 169
  • Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš birth
• 1922 October 14, Bajram Shabani birth
• 1923 June 28, construction started of Sports Hall Sokolana ^[9]
• 1924 FK Kumanovo established
• 1926
  • Electricity arrived ^[8]: 160
  • Church St. Petka built
• 1928
  • Lenche Kumanovche published ^[10]
• 1929
  • 9 Oct. Vardar Banovina ^[11] established
  • Kjira Manevich elected mayor ^[12]
• 1930 Zanaetchiski Dom established ^[8]: 167
• 1931
  • Sports Hall Sokolana built
  • Momchilo Jovanovski born ^[13]
• 1934
  • Two public execution in Kumanovo ^[14]
  • Town Hospital established, gift from Nikola Spasich ^[8]: 250
• 1937 Zebrnjak monument built

Second World War

• 
  Map of Bulgaria WWII
• 
  Georg Stumme
• 
  Heinz Scheurlen
• 
  Dedo Ivan
• 
  M. Apostolski
• 
  Boro Menkov
• 
  Hristijan Todorovski
• 
  Bajram Shabani

• 1941
  • 8 Apr – 19 Apr, under Nazi Germany (Georg Stumme)
  • 19 Apr 1941 – 7 Sep 1944 under   Bulgaria (Nikola Mihov Mikhailov, Anton Kozarov, Dimităr Raev, Toma Petrov)
  • 11 October Anti-fascist insurrection started ^[15]
  • 14 October Boro Menkov Killed in Action
  • 14 October Bajram Shabani Killed in Action
  • Dedo Ivan newspaper established ^[8]: 265
  • Oktobris newspaper established ^[8]: 265
• 1944
  • 7 Sep – 12 Nov, under Nazi Germany (Heinz Scheurlen, Karl Hubert Lanz )
  • February March
  • Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš killed

Socialist Republic of Macedonia

• 
  Tito
• 
  Memorial Ossuary
• 
  Polog and Kumanovo

• 1944 Zitomel company established ^[8]: 229
• 1945
  • Krsto Lazarov Konjushki executed ^[16]
  • Teodosiy Dzhartov executed
  • Kumanovo Library established
  • Tane Georgievski Library established ^[8]: 257
  • Pobeda company established ^[8]: 220 Later renamed CIK
• 1946
  • KIK company established ^[8]: 225
  • KK Kumanovo established
• 1947
  • Jug Turist company established ^[8]: 233
  • DIER company established ^[8]: 222 later renamed "Dimche Erebica"
  • Iskara company established ^[8]: 218
  • FK Bashkimi established
• 1948
  • Theater Kumanovo established
  • NAMA (or Naroden Magazin) company established ^[8]: 233
  • Svetlina-Kumanovo company established ^[8]: 233
  • Prosveta company established ^[8]: 244
  • Population: 20,242
• 1951 Saltir Putinski elected mayor
• 1952 FZC 11 Oktomvri company established ^[8]: 216
• 1953
  • Kozjak company established ^[8]: 244
  • Population: 23,339
• 1954
  • Tekstilpromet company established ^[8]: 233
  • Bibrok company established ^[8]: 227
  • Kiro Fetak company established ^[8]: 227
  • Biserka company established
  • 11 Noemvri company established ^[8]: 218
• 1956 Lipkovo Dam completed ^[8]: 246
• 1957
  • Memorial Ossuary built
  • Josip Broz Tito visit ^[17]
• 1958
  • Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo established
  • Kozhara-Kumanovo company established ^[8]: 218
  • 30 Juli company established ^[8]: 222
• 1959 Josip Broz Tito 2nd brief visit ^[17]

• 1960
  • ZIK company established ^[8]: 229
  • Nace Bugjoni high school established
• 1961
  • Nash Vesnik newspaper established ^[8]: 265
  • Josip Broz Tito 3rd visit ^[17]
  • Population: 30,762
• 1962 Monument to the Revolution built
• 1963 Jezdimir Bogdanski elected mayor
• 1964
  • Boro Petrushevski – Papuchar tobacco company established ^[8]: 233
  • Museum Kumanovo established
• 1965 Radio Kumanovo established ^[8]: 265
• 1967 Agro-Kumanovo company established ^[8]: 234
• 1970 Polet Company established ^[8]: 222
• 1971
  • Kiril Installed as Metropolitan bishop of DPK
  • Population: 46,363
• 1972
  • KIB company established ^[8]: 236
  • Josip Broz Tito 4th visit ^[17]
• 1974
  • House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš established
  • Metodi Petrovski elected mayor
• 1976 Pioners Home 29 Noemvri established ^[8]: 255
• 1980
  • Cultural Center Trajko Prokopiev established ^[8]: 259
  • Sports Hall Kumanovo built
• 1981 Population: 60,842
• 1982 Momchilo Jovanovski elected Mayor ^[13]
• 1986 Momchilo Jovanovski loses Mayor position ^[13]

Macedonia

• 1990
  • Blage Kiprijanovski elected Mayor
  • Kumani established
  • FK Milano established
• 1993 TV Hana established
• 1994
  • RK Kumanovo reached the 1/8 finals at the EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Population: 65,233
• 1996
  • Boris Protikj elected Mayor
  • Lipkovo, Staro Nagoričane, Orašac and Klečovce seceded from Kumanovo and became Municipalities
• 1997 Matejche Mosque built ^[18]
• 1998
  • Days of Comedy theater festival established
  • Dragan Bogdanovski dies
• 1999 Kumanovo Agreement signed

21_st century

• 
  Operation МХ-2
• 
  Special Police Unit
• 
  Special Police Unit
• 
  Batko Gjorgjija
• 
  Kumanovo and Osogovo
• 
  Logo of Northeastern Region of Macedonia where Kumanovo is part of
• 
  ASNOM memorial center, Pelince

2000s

• 2000
  • Slobodan Kovachevski elected Mayor
  • St. George church built
• 2001
  • Albanian insurgency
  • Operation MH – 2
  • Operation Vaksince
  • Kumanovo Water Crisis
  • Kokino discovered
  • Orthodox cemetery desecrated in v. Opae ^[19]
• 2002
  • Gymnasium bombing ^{[20] [21]}
  • Radio Bravo established
  • KK Kumanovo reached the play-off final in the Macedonian First League
  • Football player Stefan Tolevski (age 23) dies while playing a game on Gradski Stadium Kumanovo ^[22]
  • population: 70,842
• 2003
  • Euro College established ^[23]
• 2004
  • Daniel Markovski participated and came as runner up at the MRT reality TV show "Toa Sum Jas" ^[24]
  • ASNOM Memorial Center built
  • Municipality of Orashec merged with Kumanovo Municipality
  • Romeo Zhivikj Roki killed
• 2005
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (first term)
  • Goran Georgievski Mujo killed ^[25]
  • Sasho Dimitrievski killed ^[26]
  • New Mosque built
  • FC Bashkimi made it to the Q2 of UEFA Cup first time for a team from Kumanovo
• 2006
  • Church of St. George built
  • Josip Broz Tito Monument built
• 2008
  • Consecration of the newly built Cross in Kosmatac ^[27]
  • Bajrush Gang arrested ^[28]
  •   Northeastern Statistical Region established
• 2009
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (second term)
  • Faculty of Business Administration established

2010s

• 
  Clashes 2015

• 2010
  • Hadzi Shefket Mosque built
• 2011
  • Romanian Embassy in Macedonia established Aliriza Osmani as Honorary council of Romania in Kumanovo ^{[29] [30]}
• 2012
  • KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the regional BIBL League ^[31]
  • FK Goblen established
• 2013
  • Kiril of Polog and Kumanovo dies, Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo dissolved, Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo established, Joseph Installed as Metropolitan bishop of the DKO
  • Ploshtad newspaper established
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (third term)
  • Kumanovo religious attacks
• 2014
  • Start of Rehabilitation of Section Kumanovo – Beljakovce, Railway Corridor VIII
  • Nezim Gang arrested
  • Church St. Archangel Michael built
  • Police Station Bombing ^{[32] [33]}
  • Listeriosis outbreak
• 2015
  • K3 TV established
  • TV Plus established
  • Church of Resurrection of Christ built
  • Goshince attack
  • Kumanovo shootings
  • KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the newly formed FIBA Europe Cup
  • Consecration of the church of Holy Martyr Cyriaca in Zubovce ^[34]
  • Orthodox Church Ascension of Christ built in Dolno Kojnare ^[35]
  • Consecration of the church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Umin Dol ^[36]
  • Kosturnik and Voinovikj villages established ^[37]
  • Darko "Spejko" Petkovski won regional Big Brother
• 2016
  • Office of "Association of Macedonian-Bulgarian friendship" established ^[38]
  • 8 Police officers posthumously awarded with Medal of Bravery ^[39]
  • 10th annual "Gymnasiade 2016" was held in Kumanovo ^[40]
  • Olympiacos F.C. Fans attack on Lukoil Gas Station in Kumanovo ^[41]
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ built in the village of Pcinja ^[42]
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ in the village of Dolno Konjare ^[43]
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Studena Bara ^[44]
  • Public swimming pool Kumanovo established
  • Momchilo Jovanovski dies ^[45]
• 2017
  • Christmas procession for the first time in Kumanovo ^[46]

See also

List of mayors of Kumanovo

List of Metropolitans of Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo

Timeline of Skopje

References