Timeline of Geneva
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
Prior to 19th century
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- 1st century BCE - Roman camp "Genava" set up.[1]
- 4th century CE - Catholic diocese established.[2]
- 426 - Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[3]
- 534 - Franks in power.[4]
- 563 - Tsunami on Lake Geneva.[5]
- 800 - Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date).[3]
- 1321 - Fire.[4]
- 1333 - Fire.[4]
- 1387 - Town charter granted.[6]
- 1430 - Fire.[4]
- 1478 - Printing press in operation.[7][8]
- 1519 - Geneva allies with Freibourg.[9]
- 1524 - "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."[6]
- 1526 - Geneva allies with Bern.[9]
- 1535 - Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.[6]
- 1536
- 21 May: Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.
- Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.[6][10]
- Area of city expanded.[11]
- 1541 - République de Genève [citation needed] and Genevan Consistory established.
- 1545 - 2 June: Divorce granted.[12]
- 1553 - 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy.[6]
- 1559 - Collège de Genève founded.[9]
- 1560 - English-language Geneva Bible published.
- 1580 - Population: 17,330.[13]
- 1584 - "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."[6]
- 1587 - Watchmaker Charles Cusin active.[14]
- 1602 - 21 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."[1]
- 1679 - French embassy established.[15]
- 1690 - Population: 16,220.[13]
- 1712 - 28 June: Jean-Jacques Rousseau born.
- 1738 - "The republic adopts a regular constitution."[6]
- 1763 - Geneva is "made independent."[4]
- 1766 - Théâtre de Rosimond built.
- 1770 - "Insurrection suppressed."[6]
- 1781 - February: Geneva Revolution of 1782.[3]
- 1783 - Théâtre de Neuve built.
- 1789 - Trade show held.[12]
- 1794 - July: "Government overthrown;"[9] "executions, etc."[3]
- 1798
- April: Geneva becomes capital of Léman (department) of the French Empire.[4][13]
- Population: 24,331.[13]
19th century
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- 1815
- Canton of Geneva created.[11][16]
- Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.[1]
- 1817 - Botanical garden created in the Parc des Bastions .
- 1821 - Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.[2]
- 1825 - Prison begins operating.[17]
- 1826 - Musée Rath built.[9]
- 1828 - Société genevoise d'utilité publique (public welfare society) founded.
- 1829 - Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.[18]
- 1834
- 1835 - Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded.
- 1837 - Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.[19]
- 1842
- Political unrest.[9]
- Geneva municipality created.[11][13]
- 1845 - Gas lighting installed.[4]
- 1846 - Political unrest;[6] "constitution made more democratic."[3]
- 1847 - "Radical party" in power.[9]
- 1848 - Banque de Geneve founded.[20]
- 1849 - Fortifications begin to be demolished.[6][13]
- 1850 - Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.[21]
- 1851 - Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business.
- 1852 - Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.[22]
- 1854 - Jardin Anglais (park) laid out.
- 1856 - Quai Gustave-Ador built.
- 1858
- Genève-Cornavin railway station opens.
- Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.[23]
- 1860 - Population: 82,876 in canton.[21]
- 1863 - International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva.
- 1864
- August: International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva,[24] i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."[1]
- 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;"[3] city occupied by federal forces.[6]
- Monument erected in Port-Noir.[citation needed]
- 1867
- September: International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.[6]
- Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.[22]
- 1873 - University of Geneva active.[9]
- 1879
- Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.[9]
- Brunswick Monument erected.
- 1880 - Population: 99,712 in canton.[21]
- 1881 - Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.[25][1]
- 1883 - 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.[3]
- 1886
- Geneva Seal adopted.
- Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed.
- 1891 - International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.[26]
- 1892 - 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.[3]
- 1893 - Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.[27]
- 1894 - Victoria Hall (concert hall) built.
- 1896 - 1 May: Swiss National Exposition opens in Geneva.[3]
20th century
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1900s-1940s
- 1900 - Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.[21]
- 1902 - 24 December: Cathedral bombing.[3]
- 1905 - Geneva Motor Show begins.
- 1910 - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built.
- 1917 - Monument to the Reformation built.
- 1920
- League of Nations headquartered in city.[28]
- Alhambra cinema active.[29]
- 1921 - Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.[26]
- 1924 - International School of Geneva established.
- 1926
- 26 September: International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.[24]
- Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed.
- 1929 - 27 July: International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.[24]
- 1930
- Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.[21]
- Les Eaux-Vives , Le Petit-Saconnex and Plainpalais become part of city.[13]
- 1932
- November: 1932 Geneva unrest .
- International disarmament conference held in city.[1]
- 1938 - Palace of Nations built.
- 1939 - Geneva International Music Competition begins.
- 1947 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.[24]
- 1948 - World Health Organization headquartered in Geneva.
- 1949 - 12 August: International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.[24]
1950s-1990s
- 1950
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.[24]
- Population: 202,918 in canton.[21]
- 1954
- International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.[30]
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin.
- 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais.
- 1957 - Electric toothbrush invented.[12]
- 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton.[15]
- 1961 - Centre islamique de Genève founded.
- 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.[24]
- 1964 - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.[24]
- 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.[21]
- 1972 - Tour du Lac rowing contest begins.
- 1977 - Geneva Symphony Orchestra established.[31]
- 1978 - Geneva Mosque built.[32]
- 1980 - Banque de Patrimoines Privés Genève established.
- 1986 - Geneva City Archives established.
- 1987 - Geneva Airport railway station opens.
- 1988 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens.
- 1989 - March: World wide web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.[12]
- 1997 - Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.[21]
- 2002 - City website online (approximate date).[33][chronology citation needed]
- 2004 - Genève-Sécheron railway station opens.
- 2005 - Geneva Citizens' Movement established.
- 2007 - RHINO (squat) evicted.
- 2009
- November: Anti-WTO protest.[34]
- November–December: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva.
- Calvin Jubilee held.[35]
- 2013
- Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the Assemblée constituante de Genève .
- Population: 469,433 in canton.[36]
- 2014 - Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.[37]
- 2015
- August: Intern-in-tent reported.[38]
- Esther Alder becomes mayor.
See also
- Other cities in Switzerland
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Published in the 17th-19th century
- Jacob Spon (1687). History of the City and State of Geneva. London: Bernard White. (translated from French)
- George Keate (1761). Short Account of the Ancient History, Present Government, and Laws of the Republic of Geneva. London: R. and J. Dodsley.
- Frederic Leopold Stolberg (1796), "(Geneva)", Travels through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily, Translated by Thomas Holcroft, London: G.G. and J. Robinson
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in French
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