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1187 Genoa takes Bonifacio (in Corsica) from Pisa
1197 Corfu is occupied by the Genoese.
1253 A series of naval wars begins between the Italian city-states of Genoa and Venice, which will continue sporadically until 1371.
1257 The second Genoan War brokes out between Genoa and Venice.
1263 Genoa captures the city of Chania on Crete from the Venetians.
1284 The Italian city-state of Genoa defeats its rival Pisa in the naval Battle of Meloria, ending Pisa's marine power and hastening the city's decline in power.
1286 The Catholicon, a religious Latin dictionary, is completed by John Balbi of Genoa.
1291 In the spring of this year, Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi set sail from Genoa with the goal of reaching India; they never return.
1298 While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his ''Travels'' to a local writer
1312 Lancelotto Malocello, a Genoese navigator, sails to the island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, and remains there for almost two decades.
1528 Andrea Doria revolts against the French and establishes the independence of Genoa.
1732 Genoa regains Corsica
1922 The historic Genoa Conference commences in Genoa. The representatives of 34 countries convened to speak about monetary economics in the wake of World War I.
1970 Kostas Georgakis sets himself ablaze in Genoa, Italy as a protest against the Greek military junta of 1967-1974
1992 The Genoa Expo '92 World's Fair opens in Genoa, Italy.
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