Timeline of Munich
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Munich, Germany.
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Prior to 17th century
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- 1158 - Henry the Lion builds bridge, mint, and salt-depot.[1]
- 1175 - Munich gains official status as city.
- 1239 - Coat of arms of Munich in use.
- 1240 - Otto II Wittelsbach in power.
- 1255 - City becomes ducal residence of Upper Bavaria.
- 1327 - de.[2]
- 1368 - Cathedral construction begins.[2]
- 1383 - Löwenbräu founded.[3]
- 1385 - Castle built.
- 1394 - Town Hall built.
- 1397 - Guild uprising.
- 1429 - Fire.
- 1482 - Johann Schauer sets up printing press.[4]
- 1494 - Frauenkirche consecrated.
- 1506 - City becomes capital of Bavaria.
- 1576 - Jesuit school built (approximate date).[5]
17th-18th centuries
- 1609 - Catholic League founded.
- 1617 - Hofgarten laid out.
- 1632 - City occupied by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.[2]
- 1634 - Bubonic plague.
- 1638 - Mary's Column erected, Marienplatz.
- 1653 - State opera active.
- 1675 - Nymphenburg Palace built.
- 1688 - Premiere of Steffani's opera Niobe.
- 1690 - Theatine Church built.
- 1705 - Sendlinger Mordweihnacht.
- 1739 - Amalienburg built.
- 1742 - Habsburgs in power.
- 1753 - Cuvilliés Theatre built.
- 1759 - Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded.
- 1762
- 28 April: Fire.[6]
- Hoforchester active.
- 1781 - Premiere of Mozart's opera Idomeneo.[7]
- 1789 - Englischer Garten laid out.
- 1797 - Charitable soup kitchen begins operating.[8]
19th century
See also: Timeline of Munich/1801–1900 (in German)
- 1800 - 2 July: City taken by French forces.[2]
- 1806 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Bavaria.
- 1807
- Viktualienmarkt active.
- Hofgartenkaserne built.
- de beer garden in business.[1]
- 1808 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts established.
- 1809 - Alte Münze in use.
- 1810 - de (Oktoberfest) begins.[8]
- 1818
- National Theatre built.
- Lese-Konditorei (reading cafe) in business.[8]
- 1826
- Ludwig Maximilian University relocates to Munich.[2]
- Türkenkaserne built.
- 1830
- Ludwigstrasse laid out (approximate date).
- Glyptothek built.[9]
- 1836 - Alte Pinakothek established.[10]
- 1837 - Allerheiligen-Hofkirche built.
- 1839 - Train station opens.
- 1843
- State Library building constructed.
- Paläontologisches Museum established.[11]
- 1844
- Ludwigskirche consecrated.
- Feldherrnhalle constructed.
- 1848 - München-Pasing station opens.
- 1853
- Maximilianstraße laid out.
- Neue Pinakothek established.[12]
- 1854 - Glaspalast built; city hosts de
- 1855 - Bavarian National Museum founded.
- 1861 - Population: 148,201.[13]
- 1862 - Propylaea constructed.
- 1865 - Premiere of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.[7]
- 1867 - Royal Bavarian Music School established.
- 1868 - State Museum of Ethnology founded.
- 1869 - Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke created.
- 1871
- Haidhausen station and München Süd station open.
- Population: 169,693.[14]
- 1875 - Munich Opera Festival begins.
- 1879 - Bavarian Army Museum founded.
- 1880
- Bürgerliches Brauhaus formed.
- Population: 230,023.[14]
- 1885
- Bürgerbräukeller (beer hall) in business.
- Population: 261,982.[14]
- 1887
- Hofatelier Elvira founded.
- de opens.[15]
- 1888 - Munich Stadtmuseum established.
- 1889 - Eisenbahnkaserne built.
- 1890 - Population: 350,594.[14]
- 1892
- 1893
- de active.
- Kaim Orchestra formed.
- 1894 -Production of Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle begins.[17]
- 1895 - Population: 407,174.[14]
- 1896 - Simplicissimus magazine begins publication.
- 1898 - City hosts Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung.
20th century
See also: Timeline of Munich/1901–2000 (in German)
1900-1945
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Sterneckerbräu, where Hitler attended his first German Workers' Party meeting on 12 September 1919 (photo 1925).[18]
- 1900 - de opens.
- 1901
- Franz Eher publisher in business.
- Prinzregententheater opens.
- 1902 - Anthropologisch-Prähistorisches Sammlung des Staates formed.
- 1903 - Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik founded.
- 1904 - de's art gallery opens.
- 1905 - Population: 538,983.
- 1908 - New Town Hall built; Rathaus-Glockenspiel installed.
- 1909
- Neue Künstlervereinigung München founded.[19]
- Modern Gallery of contemporary art and Schackgalerie[20] open.
- 1910 - 12 September: Premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 8.
- 1911
- Hellabrunn Zoo opens.
- Der Blaue Reiter art exhibit held.[19]
- 1917 - Bayerische Motoren Werke formed.
- 1919
- German Workers' Party founded in Munich.
- 16 October: Hitler gives his first political speech at the Hofbräukeller.
- City becomes capital of Bavarian Soviet Republic.
- Population: 630,711.[21]
- 1920
- Nazi paramilitary Sturmabteilung headquartered in Munich.
- Nazi Völkischer Beobachter newspaper headquartered in Munich.
- 1923 - 8–9 November: Nazis attempt coup ("Beer Hall Putsch").[22]
- 1925 - de (transportation exposition) held in city.
- 1927 - Richard Strauss Conservatory founded.
- 1929 - Lenbachhaus museum opens.
- 1930
- 13 September: Hitler gives campaign speech at the Circus Krone Building, prior to German federal election, 1930 on 14 September.
- Population: 728,900.
- 1931 - National Socialist Party headquartered in Brown House.
- 1932
- Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (intelligence agency) headquartered in Munich.
- Zoologische Staatssammlung München formed.
- 1933
- Nazi headquarters relocated from Munich to Berlin.
- March: Dachau concentration camp begins operating near city.[17]
- 1934 - Hunting museum established.
- 1935 - Münchner Haus der Kulturinstitute built.
- 1937
- de constructed.
- 18 July: House of German Art opens.
- 19 July: "Degenerate art" exhibit held in Hofgarten.[19]
- 1938
- September: Munich Agreement signed.[23]
- November: Kristallnacht.
- 1939
- Munich-Riem Airport opens.
- Population: 829,318.
- 1940 - June: de begins.
- 1942 - White Rose group active.[24]
- 1945
- AFN Munich begins broadcasting.
- Munich Central Collecting Point set up.
- Denazification.
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria headquartered in Munich.
1946-1990s
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- 1948 - Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste established.
- 1949 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra founded.
- 1951 - Residenz Theatre built.[25]
- 1952 - Deutsches Brauereimuseum founded.
- 1954 - Population: 908,572.
- 1955 - Fast-food Wienerwald (restaurant) in business.[8]
- 1958
- 6 February: Munich air disaster.[26]
- Population: 1,011,878.
- 1959 - de begins.
- 1960
- Munich Central Station rebuilt.
- Convair 340 crash.
- 1961 - Population: 1,106,298.
- 1963 - National Theatre rebuilt.
- 1965 - Population: 1,214,603.
- 1966
- Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst founded.
- Deutsches Jagdmuseum reopens.
- 1967 - Staatliche Antikensammlungen opens.
- 1970 - Population: 1,311,978.
- 1971 - U-Bahn begins operating.
- 1972
- S-Bahn begins operating.
- Olympic Stadium opens; city hosts Summer Olympics; Munich massacre.
- BMW Headquartersis established.
- 1973 - de built.[27]
- 1978 - Population: 1,296,970.
- 1980 - Museum Witt established.
- 1983 - City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show).[28]
- 1985 - Gasteig culture center opens.
- 1988 - Munich Biennale opera festival begins.
- 1989 - Sister city relationship established with Cincinnati, USA.[29]
- 1990 - Museum of Man and Nature opens.
- 1992
- City hosts 18th G7 summit.
- Museum Villa Stuck opens.
- 1993
- Bayerische Staatskanzlei built.
- Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding founded.
- 1995 - Eureka Prometheus Project's VaMP driverless car goes to Copenhagen and back.
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).[30]
- 1999 - BMW Headquarters declared as protected historial building
21st century
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- 2000 - de formed.[11]
- 2002 - Pinakothek der Moderne opens.
- 2003 - Goetz Collection opens.
- 2006 - Ohel Jakob synagogue built.
- 2007
- Jewish Museum opens.
- Population: 1,311,573.
- 2009 - Museum Brandhorst opens.
- 2010 - Türkentor restored.
- 2012 - March: 2012 Munich artworks discovery.
- 2013 - Population: 1,407,836.
- 2014 - Dieter Reiter becomes mayor.
- 2015
- Migrants arrive.[31]
- NS-Dokumentationszentrum built.
See also
References
- ↑ Baedeker 1887.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Townsend 1877.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Brockhaus 1896.
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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