Timeline of Lyon
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lyon, France.
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Prior to 15th century
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- 43 BCE - Roman colony of Lugdunum founded.[1]
- 15 BCE - Ancient Theatre of Fourvière built (approximate date).
- 10 BCE - Birth of Claudius.
- 197 CE - Battle of Lugdunum.[2]
- 1170s - Religious Waldensians active.[1]
- 1180 - Lyon Cathedral construction begins.
- 1245 - First Council of Lyon convenes.[2]
- 1272-1274 - Second Council of Lyon convenes.[2]
- 1300 - University of Lyon founded.[3]
- 1307 - Lyon becomes part of France.[2]
- 1320 - "Citizens obtained self-rule."[4]
- 1381 - Public clock installed.[5]
- 1383 - Lyon astronomical clock in operation in the cathedral (approximate date).
15th-18th centuries
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- 1420 - Trade fairs authorized.[6]
- 1454 - Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon (hospital) in operation.
- 1473 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1480 - Lyon Cathedral building completed.
- 1498 - Maison du Chamarier built.
- 1506 - Stock exchange opens.[6]
- 1515 - fr begins.[2]
- 1519 - Collège de la Trinité founded.
- 1531 - Hospice de la Charite founded.[8]
- 1540 - Printers' strike.[6]
- 1548 - Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici visit city.[9]
- 1600 - Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.[6]
- 1617 - Hospice de la Charite church built.[8]
- 1651 - City Hall built.
- 1655 - Premiere of Molière's fr.[3]
- 1700 - fr established.[10][11]
- 1702 - Chamber of Commerce founded.[12][13]
- 1704 - Currency court established.
- 1711 - Flood.[14]
- 1724 - Academy of fine arts established.[15]
- 1731 - Lyon Public Library established.[16] [17]
- 1744 - "Silkworkers' revolt."[18]
- 1750 - fr development begins.[18]
- 1761 - fr founded.[19]
- 1771 - Conseil Superieur established.[18]
- 1775
- 20 January: Birth of André-Marie Ampère.
- Saint-Clair bridge opens.[18]
- 1778 - Masonic Rectified Scottish Rite founded in Lyon.
- 1784 - Montgolfiere hot air balloon ascends from Brotteaux.[18]
- 1786 - Weavers' strike.[6]
- 1788 - City directory published.[20]
- 1790 - City becomes part of the Rhône souveraineté.[21]
- 1793
- Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention; crackdown.[1]
- City becomes part of the Rhône (department).
- Population: 102,167.[21]
19th century
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1800s-1840s
- 1802 - Jacquard loom invented in Lyon.[4]
- 1803
- Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon opens.[22]
- Temple du Change (church) active.
- 1806 - Labor court established.
- 1807 - Cemetery of Loyasse established.
- 1808 - University established.[4]
- 1814 - March: Austrians in power.[2]
- 1815 - 8 March: Napoleon arrives.[2]
- 1820 - Population: 115,841.[23]
- 1822
- fr formed.[11]
- Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon.
- 1825 - Statue of Louis XIV installed in the Place Bellecour.[8]
- 1830 - fr founded.[24]
- 1831 - November–December: Canut revolt.[2]
- 1834 - April: Canut revolt.[2]
- 1835 - Revue du Lyonnais journal begins publication.
- 1836 - Brasserie Georges in business.
- 1840 - 4 November: Flood.[2]
- 1842 - Courthouse built.[25]
- 1848
- fr newspaper begins publication.[12]
- Église Saint-Georges (church) rebuilt.
- 1849 - June: Canut revolt.[2]
1850s-1890s
- 1850 - 15 August: "Banquet to Louis Napoleon."[2]
- 1852 - Arrondissements of Lyon created: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
- 1854 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise opens.
- 1855 - Gare de Lyon-Perrache opens.
- 1856
- Flood.[14]
- Society of African Missions founded in Lyon.
- Population: 292,721.[21]
- 1857 - École centrale de Lyon founded.
- 1858 - Lyon–Geneva railway in operation.
- 1859 - Le progrès newspaper begins publication.[26]
- 1860
- Philharmonic Society founded.[27]
- Palais de la Bourse built.
- 1861
- African Museum of Lyon established.
- Population: 318,803.[23]
- 1862 - Funicular railway begins operating.
- 1863 - Crédit Lyonnais (bank) founded.
- 1864 - Grande synagogue de Lyon built.
- 1867 - 6th arrondissement of Lyon created.[1]
- 1872 - Société botanique de Lyon established.[11]
- 1875 - fr bank and Catholic University of Lyon established.
- 1876 - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul opens.
- 1877 - fr opens.
- 1879 - fr newspaper begins publication. [28]
- 1880 - fr newspaper begins publication. [28]
- 1883
- fr
- Église du Bon-Pasteur (church) built.
- 1884 - Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière built.
- 1886 - Population: 401,930.[21]
- 1888 - fr of Lyon established.[29]
- 1890 - Republican monument erected in Place Carnot.[8]
- 1891 - Croix-Rousse funicular begins operating.
- 1892 - Fontaine Bartholdi installed in Place des Terreaux.
- 1894
- 29 April: Exposition internationale et coloniale (1894) opens.[3]
- 24 June: Assassination of French president Carnot.[1]
- 25 June: "Anti-Italian riots."[2]
- Metallic tower of Fourvière and fr built.
- 1899 - Lyon Olympique Universitaire football club formed.
20th century
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1900-1944
See also: fr
- 1900 - Statue of Carnot erected in the Place de la République.[8]
- 1902 - Revue d'histoire de Lyon journal begins publication.[2]
- 1903
- July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Lyon.
- Revue musicale de Lyon begins publication.[29]
- 1905
- Orchestre National de Lyon established.
- Édouard Herriot becomes mayor.[1]
- 1906 - Population: 430,186 city; 472,114 commune.[19][21]
- 1908 - Gare des Brotteaux opens.
- 1911 - Population: 523,796.[30]
- 1912 - 7th arrondissement of Lyon created.[3]
- 1914 - Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon held.
- 1917 - Berliet automobile manufactory in business.
- 1921 - Montluc prison built.
- 1926 - Stade de Gerland (stadium) opens.
- 1933 - Pathe Bellecour cinema opens.[31]
- 1940 - June: City occupied by German forces during the fr.
- 1941 - Odeon of Lyon excavation begins.[citation needed]
- 1944 - 2 September: Allied forces take city from Germans.[6]
1945-1990s
See also: fr
- 1952
- Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse opens.
- fr Saint-Étienne-Lyon footrace begins.
- Positif film magazine begins publication.
- 1959 - 8th arrondissement of Lyon created.[4]
- 1964
- 9th arrondissement of Lyon created.[5]
- Printing Museum established.
- 1968 - Population: 527,800.[21]
- 1969 - Urban Community of Lyon and fr established.
- 1971 - Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 established.
- 1973 - Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 established.
- 1975
- Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon building opens.
- Population: 456,716.[21]
- 1978 - Lyon Metro Line A begins operating.
- 1980 - Conservatory of Music and Dance established.
- 1982
- 1983
- TGV hi-speed railway begins operating.[1]
- Opéra National de Lyon founded.
- Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu opens.
- 1987 - 11 May: Barbie Trial begins.
- 1989 - Michel Noir becomes mayor.[32]
- 1991 - Lyon Metro Line D begins operating.
- 1993 - Opéra Nouvel opens.
- 1995
- Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon building opens.[33]
- Raymond Barre becomes mayor.[1]
- 1997 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise rebuilt.
- 1999 - Population: 445,452.[21]
21st century
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2000s
- 2001
- March: fr held.
- Gérard Collomb becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Vélo'v bikeshare begins operating.
- 2008 - Pathe Vaise cinema opens.[31]
2010s
- 2011 - Population: 491,268.
- 2012 - Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais begins operating.
- 2014
- March: fr held.
- Musée des Confluences opens.
- 2015
- Metropolis of Lyon established per fr.
- 26 June: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack occurs in vicinity of Lyon.[34]
- December: fr held.
- 2016 - Lyon becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
See also
- History of Lyon
- fr
- fr
- Other names of Lyon
- fr department
- other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
References
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- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Haydn 1910.
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Ring 1995.
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Baedeker 1914.
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- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Almanach du Lyonnais 1903.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Overall 1870.
- ↑ Rees 1819.
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- ↑ Chambet 1860.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Reynard 2009.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Annuaire des artistes 1833.
- ↑ Poncet 1906.
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- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Charléty 1903.
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- ↑ New York Times 1989.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
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