The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Accra, Ghana.

17th–19th centuries

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• 1610 – Okai Koi in power in Ga territory.^[1]
• 1649 – Fort Crèvecœur built by the Dutch West India Company.
• 1661 – Fort Christiansborg built by the Dutch trader Henry Caerlof in Osu.^[2]
• 1673 – Fort James built by the English.^[2]
• 1680 – Akwamu in power in Ga territory.^[1]
• 1807 – Slave trade abolished.^[3][4]
• 1850 – Dutch Fort Crèvecœur ceded to British control.^[5]
• 1851 – Denmark sells its forts to Britain.
• 1871 – The Netherlands sells its forts to Britain.
• 1871 – Jamestown Light built at Fort James.
• 1874 – British capture Accra.
• 1876 – Capital of British Gold Coast relocated to Accra from Cape Coast.^[6]
• 1883 – N. Walwin Holm photography studio established.^[7]
• 1889 – Lutterodt photo studio in business (approximate date).^[8][9]
• 1894 – Holy Trinity Cathedral (Accra) construction begins.^[10]
• 1896 – Bank of British West Africa branch established.^[11]
• 1898 – Accra Town Council established.^[12]

20th century

• 1908 – Town boundaries expanded.
• 1909 – Anglican Diocese of Accra founded.
• 1910 – Accra Central Station and railway line to Mangoase opened.
• 1911 – Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club formed.
• 1914 – Excelsior Orchestra formed.^[13]
• 1920 – March: National Congress of British West Africa organized.^[14]
• 1922 – Construction of Wesley Methodist Cathedral commenced.
• 1923
  • Gold Coast Hospital opens.
  • Kumasi-Accra railway completed^[14] and bridge across Korle Lagoon constructed.
  • Accra High School founded.
• 1927 – Achimota College opens.
• 1929
  • National Congress of British West Africa meets in Accra.^[15]
  • Gold Coast Youth Conference meeting held.^[15]
• 1931 – Accra Academy established.
• 1937 – Population: 72,977 (estimate).^[5]
• 1939 – The 1939 Accra earthquake occurred on June 22 with a surface wave magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Twenty-two were killed and 130 were injured, with 1,500 homes destroyed in the region. A damaging aftershock occurred on August 18, causing additional damage northeast of the city.^[16]
• 1941 – U.S. military installed at Accra airfield.^[14]
• 1943 – Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Accra established.
• 1945 – African Morning Post newspaper begins publication.^[14]
• 1946 – Gold Coast Bulletin, Spectator Daily, and Daily Echo newspapers begins publication.^[14]
• 1948
  • February: 1948 Accra Riots.
  • Accra Evening News and Ghana Statesman newspapers begin publication.^[14]
  • University College of the Gold Coast founded.^[17]
  • Population: 135,926.^[18]
• 1949
  • Convention People's Party headquartered in Accra.^[19]
  • Gold Coast Express newspaper begins publication.^[14]
  • Gold Coast Film School founded.^[20]
• 1950
  • Daily Graphic newspaper begins publication.^[21]
  • Ghana Library Board headquartered in Accra.^[22][23]
  • United States Information Agency resource centre established.^[23]
• 1953 – Accra Municipal Council established.^[12]
• 1954
  • Gold Coast Broadcasting System headquartered in Accra.
  • Bomaa Accra Great Olympics football club formed.
• 1955 – Ghana International School founded.
• 1956
  • Accra Central Library established (approximate date).
  • Ghanaian Arts Council headquartered in Accra.^[24]
• 1957
  • 6 March: Accra becomes capital of independent Republic of Ghana.^[2]
  • State House, National Museum of Ghana, and Independence Arch built.^[25][26]
  • Catholic Holy Spirit Cathedral opened.
  • Semi-autonomous area councils created: Ablekuma, Ashiedu Keteke, Kpeshie, Okaikwei, and Osu-Klottey (approximate date).^[12]
  • Ghana Drama Studio founded.^[27][28]
• 1958 – All-African Peoples' Conference held.^[29]
• 1959 – National Symphony Orchestra Ghana, Ghana Press Club,^[30] and Ghana School of Journalism founded.^[31]
• 1960
  • Accra Sports Stadium opens.
  • Population: 388,000 (approximate).^[29]
• 1961
  • Black Star Square Arch erected.^[25][32]
  • Accra attains city status.^[12]
  • Goethe-Institut branch founded.^[33]
• 1962 – Ghana Dance Ensemble formed.^[17]
• 1963
  • Accra-Tema Development Corporation established.^[12]
  • November–December: 1963 African Cup of Nations held.
• 1964
  • Greater Accra administrative area created.^[12]
  • Boxer Muhammad Ali visits city.^[34]
• 1965
  • GTV (Ghana) headquartered in Accra.
  • Kwame Nkrumah Conference Centre built.^[35]
  • October: Organisation of African Unity summit held.
• 1966 – 24 February: Coup at Flagstaff House.
• 1967 – Association of African Universities headquartered in city.^[36]
• 1970 – Population: 564,194 city; 738,498 urban agglomeration.^[37]
• 1971 – Soul to Soul documentary film of concert at Black Star Square.
• 1974 – Napoleon Night Club active.^[13]
• 1975 – Union of Writers of African Peoples inaugurated in Accra.^[38]
• 1978 – March: 1978 African Cup of Nations held.
• 1980 – Population: 1,000,000 (estimate).^[29]
• 1982 – Greater Accra Region (administrative area) created.
• 1985 – W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture established.^[39]
• 1987
  • Accra Milo Marathon begins.
  • Integrated Social Development Centre established.^[40]
• 1988 – Pan-African Orchestra founded.
• 1989 – Ghana Stock Exchange headquartered in Accra.
  • Pan African Writers' Association (PAWA) founded.
• 1990 – Population: 1,197,000 (urban agglomeration).^[41]
• 1991 – Accra International Conference Centre built.^[35]
• 1992
  • National Theatre (Accra) opens.^[32]
  • Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park laid out.
• 1993 – Centre for Policy Analysis^[40] and Artists Alliance Gallery^[42] established.
• 1994 – Uniiq FM radio begins broadcasting.
• 1996 – Ghanaian Chronicle newspaper begins publication.^[43]
• 1998 – West Africa Network for Peacebuilding headquartered in Accra.^[40]
• 1999 – Ako Adjei Interchange opens.
• 2000
  • January–February: 2000 African Cup of Nations held.
  • Population: 1,674,000 (urban agglomeration).^[41]

21st century

• 2001 – 9 May: Accra Sports Stadium disaster.
• 2003 – Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT established.
• 2004
  • Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson becomes mayor.^[44]
  • Mormon Temple dedicated.
• 2005 – Population: 1,985,000 (urban agglomeration).^[41]
• 2006 – American International School of Accra and Nubuke Foundation founded.
• 2007 – Accra International Marathon begins.^[45][46]
• 2008 – Golden Jubilee House inaugurated.
• 2009
  • Alfred Vanderpuije becomes mayor.^[47]
  • Population: 2,263,785 (urban agglomeration).^[48]
• 2010 - Population: 1,594,419 (city proper).^[49]
• 2011 – Google office in business.^[50]
• 2014 – September: United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response headquartered in Accra.^[51]
• 3 June 2015: Flood and Fire Disaster