Timeline of Reykjavík

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reykjavík, Iceland.

Prior to 20th century

1750s – Innréttingarnar [is] textile workshops established.^[1]
1752 – Aðalstræti 10 [is] (house) built.^[2]
1771 – Prison begins operating.^[3]
1785 – "Skálholt bishop's seat is moved to Reykjavik."^[4]
1786
- Town charter granted by Danish government.^[5]
- Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (school) active.
1796 – Lutheran Reykjavík Cathedral built.^[2]
1798 – Althingi (Icelandic assembly) relocated to Reykjavik from Þingvellir.^[4]
1800
- 6 June: Althingi abolished.^[4]
- 11 July: "A new high court in Reykjavik takes over the responsibilities of Althingi."^[4]
1801 – Lutheran Bishop of Iceland headquartered in Reykjavik.^[4]
1816 – Icelandic Literary Society founded.^[6]
1825 – Icelandic National Library [is] begins operating.^[7]
1845 – Althingi active again.^[5]
1846 – Latin School relocated to Reykjavik from Bessastaðir.^[4]
1847 – Theological seminary established.^[8]
1848 – Þjóðólfur [is] newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1872 – Eymundsson bookshop in business.
1874
- 1000th anniversary of colonization.^[9]
- Thorvaldsen statue erected in Austurvöllur.^[10]
1876 – Medical school opens.^[8]
1879 – Icelandic Archaeological Society [is] founded.
1881 – Alþingishúsið (parliament house) built.^[2]
1882 – Hótel Ísland [is] in business.
1886 – Landsbanki (bank) established.^[11]
1890 – Population: 6,700 in town; 70,927 on island.^[8]
1896 – Dagskrá daily newspaper begins publication.^[1]
1897 – Reykjavík Theatre Company founded.
1899 – Reykjavik Football Club formed.^[2]

20th century

1903
- Office of Danish minister for Iceland relocated to Reykjavík from Copenhagen.^[8]
- Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (church) built.
1904 – Íslandsbanki (1904) [is] (bank) established.^[11]
1906 – Fjalakötturinn [is] cinema opens on Aðalstræti [is] (street).
1907 – Reykjavik Athletic club formed.
1908 – Women's suffrage takes effect in Reykjavik.^[4]^[12]
1909 – National Library building opens.^[7]
1911
- University of Iceland established.^[4]
- 1911 Iceland industrial fair [is] held.
1912 – Route 41 (Iceland) (Keflavík–Reykjavik) constructed.
1913 – Morgunblaðið daily newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1914 – Eimskipafélag Íslands (steamship company) founded.^[1]
1915
- January: Prohibition in Iceland begins.^[4]
- 25 April: Reykjavik fire of 1915 [is].
1916
- Icelandic Federation of Labour headquartered in Reykjavik.^[4]
- Social Democratic Party (Iceland) founded in Reykjavik.^[4]
1918 – January: Danish–Icelandic Act of Union signed in the Alþingishúsið.^[2]
1919 – Population: 16,154.^[13]
1925 – Reykjavík City Orchestra formed (approximate date).^{[citation needed]}
1927 – Gamla bíó [is] (cinema) active.
1929 – Landakotskirkja (church) built.
1930
- Rikisutvarpid radio headquartered in Reykjavík.^[1]
- National Hospital opens.^[4]
- Reykjavík College of Music established.
- Garnaslagurinn [is] (labor dispute) occurs.
- Hótel Borg [is] in business.
- Population: 28,052.
1932 – 9 November: Gúttóslagurinn (labor dispute) occurs.^[4]
1940 – May: British occupation begins.^[4]
1943 – Listamannaskálinn [is] (exhibit hall) built on Kirkjustræti [is] (street).
1944
- Reykjavík becomes capital of Republic of Iceland.^[14]
- Hotel Winston [is] built.
1946 – Civilian Reykjavík Airport in operation.
1947 – Austurbæjarbíó [is] (cinema) built.
1949 – March: 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland.^[4]
1950
- Iceland Symphony Orchestra formed.
- Population: 55,980.
1957 – Árbæjarsafn (history museum) founded.
1961 – Háskólabíó [is] (cinema) in business.^[15]
1965
- Landsvirkjun (national power company) established.^[4]
- Laugardalshöll (arena) opens.
1968 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Reykjavík established.
1972 – World Chess Championship 1972 held in city.^[4]
1974 – Population: 84,589.^[16]
1975 – 24 October: Women's rights demonstration.^[4]
1981 – House of commerce built.
1986
- August: City bicentennial.^[4]
- October: USSR–USA summit held in city.^[4]
- 9 November: Ships sunk in Reykjavik Harbor [is] by environmentalist Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.^[4]
- Hallgrímskirkja (church) built.
- Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.^[17]
1987 – Bíóborgin (cinema) active.^[15]
1996 – Supreme Court of Iceland courthouse built.
1998 – Population: 106,753.^[18]
1999
- Reykjavik Power Authority (utility) formed.^[1]
- Iceland Airwaves music festival begins.^[19]
2000 – Landspítali (hospital) established.

21st century

2002 – Reykjavík Mosque opens.
2005 – Population: 114,800 in city; 187,105 metro.^[5]
2007
- 18 April: 2007 Reykjavik fire [is]
- Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson becomes mayor.
- Grand Hótel Reykjavík tower built.
2008
- October: Icelandic financial crisis protest begins.^[2]
- Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir becomes mayor.
2009
- 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.^[2]
- Höfðatorg Tower 1 built.
2010
- 29 May: Reykjavík City Council election, 2010 held.
- Jón Gnarr becomes mayor.
- Vatnsstígur 16-18 hi-rise built.^{[citation needed]}
2011 – Harpa (concert hall) opens.
2012 – Population: 117,764 in city; 203,678 metro.
2014 – Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson becomes mayor again.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84836-970-2.
^ Mitchel P. Roth (2006). "Chronology". Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32856-5. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Reykjavík City Profile 2006.
^ Richard F. Tomasson (1980). Iceland: The First New Society. USA: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1032-1.
^ ^a ^b Allen Kent, ed. (1986). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 41. Marcel Dekker. ISBN 978-0-8247-2041-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Iceland", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Iceland", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ Baedeker 1912.
^ ^a ^b "Denmark: Danish Colonies: Iceland". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ Ida Husted Harper, ed. (1922). "Iceland". History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 6: 1900–1920. National American Woman Suffrage Association. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Iceland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Iceland Profile: Timeline", BBC News, retrieved 30 September 2015
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Reykjavik". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ "Population: Municipalities". Statistics Iceland. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

Bibliography

"Reykjavik", Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (10th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
Reykjavik, Scandinavian Atlas of Historic Towns, 1988, ISBN 8774926047
Reykjavík City Profile (PDF), City of Reykjavík, 2006

External links

Europeana. Items related to Reykjavík, various dates
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Reykjavík, various dates.

[Halfdanarson2008-1] Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.

[rough2010-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84836-970-2.

[Roth2006-3] Mitchel P. Roth (2006). "Chronology". Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32856-5. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[Halfdanarson2008chronology-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[FOOTNOTEReykjavík_City_Profile2006-5] Reykjavík City Profile 2006.

[Tomasson1980-6] Richard F. Tomasson (1980). Iceland: The First New Society. USA: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1032-1.

[Kent1986-7] Allen Kent, ed. (1986). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 41. Marcel Dekker. ISBN 978-0-8247-2041-4.

[brit1910-8] "Iceland", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[haydn1910-9] Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Iceland", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[FOOTNOTEBaedeker1912-10] Baedeker 1912.

[banking1920-11] "Denmark: Danish Colonies: Iceland". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[harper1922-12] Ida Husted Harper, ed. (1922). "Iceland". History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 6: 1900–1920. National American Woman Suffrage Association. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[13] "Iceland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[bbc-timeline-14] "Iceland Profile: Timeline", BBC News, retrieved 30 September 2015

[CinemaTreasures-15] "Movie Theaters in Reykjavik". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[16] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[17] "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[statice-18] "Population: Municipalities". Statistics Iceland. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[heilbrunn11eue-19] "Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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