Timeline of Lille
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lille, France.
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Prior to 17th century
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- 1213 - Town besieged by forces of Philip II of France.[1]
- 1236 - Hospice Comtesse built.
- 1297 - Town besieged by forces of Philip IV of France.[1]
- 1304 - French in power.
- 1369 - Louis II, Count of Flanders in power.[1]
- 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[2]
- 1430 - Hotel de Ville built.[3]
- 1445 - Population: 25,000.[citation needed]
- 1454 - Feast of the Pheasant.
- 1459 - Noble Tower built.[4]
- 1460s - fr founded.[4]
- 1473 - fr built.[5]
- 1531 - Lille customary laws codified (approximate date).[6]
- 1535 - Latin school established.[citation needed]
- 1592 - Municipal college established.[citation needed]
17th-18th centuries
- 1605 - Military hospital founded.[7]
- 1617 - fr (gate) constructed.[1]
- 1622 - fr (gate) constructed.[1]
- 1667 - Siege of Lille.[5]
- 1668 - Lille becomes part of France.
- 1670 - Citadel constructed.[5]
- 1675 - fr construction begins.[8]
- 1692 - fr (gate) constructed.
- 1701
- 1708 - Siege of Lille.[5]
- 1717 - Grand' Garde built.[7]
- 1748 - Church of Saint-Étienne built.
- 1785 - Opera house built.[citation needed]
- 1790
- Lille becomes part of the Nord souveraineté.[9]
- Municipal elections begin.
- Public library founded.[10]
- 1792 - City besieged by Austrian forces.[3]
- 1793 - Population: 66,761.[9]
19th century
- 1802 - fr founded.
- 1809 - Art museum opens.[11]
- 1822 - Natural history museum founded.
- 1837 - Palais de Justice built. [12]
- 1839 - Commission historique du Nord founded.[13]
- 1844 - Column of the Goddess erected.[3]
- 1846 - Paris-Lille railway built.
- 1848 - Gare de Lille Flandres (rail station) built.[citation needed]
- 1854 - École des arts industriels et des mines established.
- 1855 - Notre Dame Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1856 - Population: 78,641.[9]
- 1858 - Esquermes, Fives, and Wazemmes become part of Lille.
- 1861 - Population: 131,727.[9]
- 1866 - Population: 154,749.[9]
- 1870 - Prefecture built.[7]
- 1872 - Saint-Maurice church restored.[1]
- 1875 - Catholic University established.
- 1876 - Population: 162,775.[9]
- 1878 - fr built.[4]
- 1880 - Société de géographie de Lille founded.[13]
- 1886 - Population: 188,272.[14]
- 1888 - Musee Commercial et Colonial opens.[15]
- 1892
- Palais des Beaux-Arts built.
- Gare de Lille Flandres (rail station) rebuilt.
- 1894 - Institut de chimie founded.
- 1896 - Population: 216,276.[9]
- 1899 - Institut Pasteur established.
20th century
1900-1940s
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- 1906 - Population: 205,602.[9]
- 1909 - Tramway begins operating.
- 1911 - Population: 217,807.[16]
- 1913
- Roman Catholic diocese of Lille established.[17]
- Opéra de Lille built.
- 1914 - German occupation begins.
- 1918 - October 17: City liberated by British.
- 1924 - Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme founded.
- 1925 - Roger Salengro elected mayor.
- 1932 - fr built.
- 1940 - May: Siege of Lille.
- 1941 - Echo du Nord begins publication.[18]
- 1944
- September - City liberated by Allied forces.
- Lille Olympique Sporting Club formed.
- 1947 - Lille Airport in operation.
- 1948 - Jardin des Plantes de Lille established.
1950s-1990s
- 1967 - Urban Community of Lille Métropole formed.
- 1968 - fr built.
- 1970 - Lille 2 University of Health and Law[19] and Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie established.
- 1973 - Pierre Mauroy becomes mayor.
- 1976 - Orchestre national de Lille formed.[20]
- 1977 - Hellemmes becomes an associated part of Lille.
- 1983 - Lille Metro begins operating.
- 1984 - École de communication visuelle opens.
- 1986 - Lille Marathon begins.
- 1988 - Advanced European Institute of Management established.
- 1989 - Transpole formed.[citation needed]
- 1990 - École Nouvelle d'Ingénieurs en Communication founded.
- 1991 - Institut d'études politiques de Lille established.
- 1992 - Institut Lillois d'Ingénierie de la Santé founded.
- 1993
- Paris-Lille TGV train begins operating.
- Gare de Lille Europe built.
- 1994
- 1999
- Lille Cathedral built.
- Population: 184,657.[9]
21st century
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- 2000 - Lomme becomes an associated part of Lille.
- 2001
- March: fr held.
- Martine Aubry becomes mayor.[21]
- 2003 - Institut technologique européen d'entrepreneuriat et de management established.
- 2004 - Lille designated a European Capital of Culture.
- 2006 - Population: 226,014.
- 2009 - Université Lille Nord de France formed.
- 2011 - Population: 227,533.[22]
- 2014 - March: fr held.
- 2015 - December: fr held.[22]
- 2016 - Lille becomes part of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region.
See also
- Lille history
- fr
- fr
- fr
- fr region
- other cities in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Vine 1880.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Michelin 1919.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Hourihane 2012.
- ↑ Caswell 1977.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Baedeker 1899.
- ↑ Black 1876.
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- ↑ Annuaire des artistes 1833.
- ↑ Hare 1890.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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