Timeline of Leipzig
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leipzig, Germany.
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Prior to 18th century
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- 1082 - Leipzig sacked by forces of Vratislaus II of Bohemia.[1][2]
- 1165
- Leipzig granted market and city privileges.
- St. Nicholas Church built (approximate date).
- 1170 - Easter and Michaelmas fairs begin (approximate date).[3]
- 1212 - Thomasschule zu Leipzig and Thomanerchor founded.
- 1231 - Klosterkirche St. Pauli built.
- 1409 - University of Leipzig founded.[1]
- 1420 - Fire.[1]
- 1458 - New year's fair begins.[3]
- 1479 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1485 - Treaty of Leipzig.[3]
- 1496 - St. Thomas Church consecrated.
- 1519 - June: Martin Luther and Andreas Karlstadt debate John Eck.[1]
- 1530 - de built (approximate date).[3]
- 1547 - City besieged by John Frederick I of Saxony.[3]
- 1554 - Moritzbastei constructed.
- 1556 - de built.[1]
- 1642 - Battle of Breitenfeld.
- 1650 - de (newspaper) begins publication.[5]
- 1680 - Plague.[1]
- 1681 - Weidmannsche Buchhandlung relocates to Leipzig.
- 1687 - de (stock exchange) built.
- 1693 - Opera house opens.[6]
- 1699 - Population: 15,653.[7]
18th century
- 1701 - Oil-fuelled street lighting introduced.
- 1702 - Collegium Musicum founded.
- 1704 - de built.
- 1723 - Breitkopf publishing established.
- 1724 - Premiere performance of Bach's St John Passion.[8]
- 1729 - Premiere of Bach's St Matthew Passion.[8]
- 1731 - Zedler's Universal-Lexicon encyclopedia published.[5]
- 1745 - City "taken by the Prussians."[1]
- 1755 - de (municipal library) opens.[9]
- 1756 - City occupied by Prussian forces during the Seven Years' War.[1]
- 1759
- 1760 - October: "Prussians withdraw from Leipzig."[10]
- 1764 - Academy of Visual Arts and de[11] founded.
- 1766 - Theater auf der Rannischen Bastei opens.[12]
- 1777 - April: Premiere of Klinger's play Sturm und Drang.
- 1781
- Gewandhaus built.[8]
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra formed.
- 1784
- 1785 - Augustusplatz laid out.[citation needed]
- 1789 - Linnean Society founded.[11]
- 1790 - Observatory set up in Pleissenburg.
- 1797 - 31,847.[7]
- 1798
- Tauchnitz publishers established.
- Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (music magazine) begins publication.
19th century
- 1800 - Edition Peters and Leipzig Singakademie (chorus)[13] established.
- 1807
- Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (publisher) founded.
- de (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1810 - Westermann Verlag founded.
- 1813
- 22 May: Richard Wagner born.
- October: Battle of Leipzig.
- 1825 - de formed.
- 1826 - Wool market active.[1]
- 1828 - Reclam Verlag established.
- 1829 - Medical Society founded.[11]
- 1830 - "Political disturbance."[1]
- 1836 - Augusteum built.
- 1837 - de (art association) established.
- 1839 - Leipzig–Dresden railway opened.
- 1842 - Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof built.
- 1843
- de (newspaper) begins publication.
- Conservatory of Music founded.[3]
- de erected.
- 1846 - Saxonian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded.[11]
- 1848 - "Political disturbance."[1]
- 1850 - Bach Gesellschaft organized.[8]
- 1853 - Blüthner piano manufacturer in business.[8]
- 1855 - Leipzig synagogue built on de.
- 1856 - Händel-Gesellschaft organized.[8]
- 1858 - Municipal museum inaugurated.
- 1861 - Population: 78,495.[14]
- 1863 - General German Workers' Association founded in Leipzig.
- 1864 - Schrebergärten (community garden) association formed.[15]
- 1868 - Opera house built.
- 1869 - Leipzig Museum of Ethnography and Leipzig Alpine Club[16] founded.
- 1872
- Harrassowitz publishing firm established.
- Verlag Karl Baedeker relocates to Leipzig.
- 1874
- Museum of Arts and Crafts and Ernst Eulenburg (musical editions)[17] established.
- Bibliographisches Institut relocates to Leipzig.
- 1878 - Leipzig Zoo opens.[18]
- 1879
- Reichsgericht headquartered in Leipzig.[3]
- Südfriedhof established.
- 1880 - Population: 149,081.[7]
- 1884 - Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei founded.
- 1886
- Georg Thieme Verlag established.
- de[3] and de (stock exchange) built.
- 1889 - de and de become part of city.[19]
- 1890
- 1891 - de, de, Lindenau, de, de, and de become part of city.[19]
- 1892
- de becomes part of city.[19]
- SSV Stötteritz football club founded.
- Mendelssohn monument erected.[3]
- 1894 - Leipziger Volkszeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1895
- 1898 - Handelshochschule Leipzig founded.
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 456,156.[7]
- 1901
- Städtisches Kaufhaus built.
- de (publisher) in business.
- 1904 - Bachfest begins.
- 1905
- Population: 503,672.[7]
- New Town Hall opens.
- 1906 - Naturkundemuseum Leipzig established.[20]
- 1908 - Rowohlt Verlag founded.
- 1910 - de, de, de, de, de, and de become part of city.[19]
- 1912 - German National Library established.
- 1913
- Kurt Wolff Verlag (publisher) in business.
- Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected.
- 1915
- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof and Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark open.
- de and Schönefeld become part of city.[19]
- 1917 - Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (city transport company) formed.
- 1918 - de becomes mayor.
- 1919
- 1921 - Leipzig War Crimes Trials held.
- 1922
- de, Leutzsch, de, and de become part of city.[19]
- Bruno-Plache-Stadion opens.
- Goldmann (publisher) founded.
- 1923 - MDR Symphony Orchestra founded.
- 1929 - Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig opens.
- 1930 - Abtnaundorf, Knautkleeberg, Schönau, and Thekla become part of city.[19]
- 1933 - Population: 713,470.[7]
- 1935 - de becomes part of city.[19]
- 1936 - de and de become part of city.[19]
- 1943 - Bombing of city by British.
- 1944 - Bombing.
- 1945
- 1950
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition begins.
- Bach-Archiv founded.
- Population: 617,574.[7]
- 1951 - de becomes mayor.
- 1953 - Hans Otto Drama School established.
- 1954
- de (archives) founded.
- Zentralstadion built.
- 1955 - Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films begins.
- 1956 - Zentralstadion opens.
- 1959 - de becomes mayor.
- 1960
- Opera house built.
- Chess Olympiad held.
- Population: 589,632.[7]
- 1969 - Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn established.
- 1970 - de becomes mayor.
- 1972 - City-Hochhaus Leipzig built.
- 1974 - Moritzbastei rebuilt.
- 1977 - Sportmuseum founded.[22]
- 1983 - de erected.
- 1989 - Monday demonstrations.[23][24]
- 1990
- 1991 - Euro-scene Leipzig theatre festival begins.
- 1992
- Technischen Hochschule founded.
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen begins.
- Leipzig-Altenburg Airport opens.
- 1993 - Hartmannsdorf becomes part of city.[19]
- 1994 - Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig opens.
- 1995
- 1996
- Leipzig Trade Fair building opens.
- Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta begins.
- 1997
- de, de, and Seehausen become part of city.[19]
- de (city utility company) established.
- Federal Administrative Court of Germany headquartered in Leipzig.[citation needed]
- 1998
- Podelwitz-Süd becomes part of city.[19]
- Wolfgang Tiefensee becomes mayor.
- 1999 - Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Engelsdorf, Holzhausen, Liebertwolkwitz, Lindenthal, Miltitz and Mölkau become part of city.[19]
21st century
- 2000 - Burghausen und Rückmarsdorf become part of city.[19]
- 2002
- Arena Leipzig built.
- Games Convention begins.
- 2004
- Leipziger Internet Zeitung begins publication.
- Museum der bildenden Künste opens.
- Leipzig Botanical Garden renovated.
- Leipzig is the German candidate city for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2005
- Art galleries open in Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei.[26]
- BMW Central Building constructed.
- Population: 502,651.[7]
- 2006
- Amazon.com distribution centre begins operating.[27]
- Burkhard Jung becomes mayor.
- 2007 - Paulinum reconstruction begins.
- 2010
- de (museum) active.
- German Music Archive relocates to Leipzig.
- 2012
- 2013
- New Propsteikirche begins construction.
- Leipzig City Tunnel opened.
- Leipzig is the most livable German city.[29]
- 2014 - Population: 551,871.[30]
- 2015 - January: Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident demonstration.[31]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Haydn 1910.
- ↑ Richter 1863.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Britannica 1910.
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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- Europeana. Items related to Leipzig, various dates.
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