Timeline of Brest, France
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brest, France.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1060s - Moat dug around the Château de Brest (approximate date).
- 14th century - Tour Tanguy built (approximate date).
- 1342 - 18 August: Battle of Brest (1342).
- 1512 - 10 August: Naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu occurs offshore.
- 1694 - 18 June: Battle of Camaret.[1]
- 1702 - fr consecrated.
- 1749 - Saint-Sauveur Church built in Recouvrance.
- 1751 - Brest Prison built.
- 1752 - Académie de Marine founded.[2]
- 1783 - Questel Fort built.
- 1784 - Fort Montbarey built.
- 1793
- 2 January: Childers Incident occurs in the Goulet de Brest.
- Population: 24,180.
- 1805 - fr built.
- 1840 - Paris–Brest railway begins operating.
- 1848
- Phare du Petit Minou and Phare du Portzic (lighthouses) built.
- fr (school) founded.
- 1851 - Chamber of Commerce established.[3]
- 1858
- Nantes-Brest canal begins operating.
- fr founded.
- 1861 - Pont National (bridge) built.
- 1876 - Population: 66,828.[4]
- 1882 - Société de géographie de Brest founded.[2]
- 1886
- 1898 - fr begins operating.
20th century
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- 1903 - Tramways Électrique du Finistère begins operating.
- 1905 - fr football club formed.
- 1911 - Population: 90,540.[7]
- 1930 - Plougastel Bridge built near city.
- 1932 - Gare de Brest built.
- 1939 - fr built.
- 1940
- fr begins.
- Gegen Engeland German-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1942 - fr built in the Arsenal.
- 1944
- August: Battle for Brest begins.
- 9 September: fr.
- 18 September: Germans ousted by Allied forces.[8]
- 1947
- 1951 - Pont de l'Harteloire (bridge) built.
- 1954
- Pont de Recouvrance (bridge) built.
- fr founded.[2]
- 1957 - fr regional transit network created.
- 1958 - fr rebuilt.
- 1959 - fr becomes mayor.
- 1970 - University of Western Brittany founded.[9]
- 1973 - Rïnkla Stadium built.
- 1974 - Urban Community of Brest established.
- 1975 - Population: 166,826.
- 1976 - fr in business.
- 1982
- Pierre Maille becomes mayor.
- Brest becomes part of the Brittany (administrative region).
- 1986 - fr begins.
21st century
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- 2001 - fr becomes mayor.
- 2012
- Brest tramway begins operating.
- Population: 141,315.
- 2014 - Brest Arena built.
- 2015 - fr construction begins.
See also
- other cities in the Brittany region
References
- ↑ Britannica 1910.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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