Timeline of Ghent
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ghent, Belgium.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established.[1]
- 1380
- Belfry of Ghent built.
- Public clock installed (approximate date).[2]
- 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church.[3]
- 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted.[4][5]
- 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built.[6]
- 1483 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built.[8]
- 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established.[9]
- 1576 - Regional alliance signed in Ghent.[8]
- 1584 - Spaniards in power.[8]
- 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active.
19th century
- 1814 - US-British treaty signed in Ghent.[8]
- 1817 - Ghent University established.
- 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built.
- 1833 - nl founded.
- 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded.
- 1841 - Bank of Flanders established.[10]
- 1845 - Population: 105,711.[11]
- 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens.
- 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in nl.
- 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1875 - nl opens.
- 1879 - nl newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1880 - nl (cooperative) founded.
- 1881 - Bank of Ghent established.[10]
- 1883 - Royal Sport Nautique de Gand rowing club formed.
- 1891 - Het Volk newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor.
- 1897 - Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta begins.
20th century
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- 1900
- Ghent system of unemployment benefits introduced.[8]
- K.A.A. Gent football club formed.
- 1902 - nl established.[13]
- 1904 - Electric tram begins operating.
- 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema[14] open.
- 1913 - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) held in city.
- 1914 - Vooruit built.
- 1919 - Population: 165,655.[15]
- 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built.
- 1930 - Population: 170,358.
- 1942 - Ghent University Library Book Tower built.
- 1947 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1959 - Ghent University Hospital opens.
- 1965 - Section of Mendonk becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1970
- Studio Skoop (cinema) opens.[14]
- Population: 148,860.
- 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built.
- 1975 - nl opens.
- 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city.
- 1980
- 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built.[14]
- 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built.
- 1995 - Hogeschool Gent (college) established.
21st century
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- 2006 - nl begins.
- 2007 - Daniël Termont becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Ghent City Museum opens.
- 2012 - nl hi-rise built.
- 2013
- Ghelamco Arena opens.
- Population: 248,242.
- 2014 - nl built.
See also
- Other cities in Belgium
References
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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