Timeline of Rouen
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rouen, France.
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Prior to 18th century
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- 5th century - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen created.[1]
- 586 - Prætextatus (bishop of Rouen) assassinated.[2]
- 841 - Town besieged by Vikings.[3]
- 911 - Rollo takes power.[3]
- 912 - Rouen becomes capital of Duchy of Normandy.[4]
- 1087 - Death of William the Conqueror at Priory of St Gervase.[4]
- 1150 - Founding charter.
- 1200 - Cathedral burns down.[4]
- 1202 - Rouen Cathedral construction begins.
- 1204 - Philip II of France in power.[2]
- 1210 - Rouen Castle built.
- 1306 - Jews expelled.
- 1318 - Church of St. Ouen construction begins.
- 1382 - Harelle revolt.
- 1389 - Tour de la Grosse Horloge built.[4]
- 1418 - Siege of Rouen.
- 1419 - Henry V of England takes power.[5]
- 1431 - Joan of Arc executed.[4]
- 1432 - Church of Saint-Maclou construction begins (approximate date).
- 1449 - Charles VII of France takes power.
- 1486 - Puy (society) fr formed.[6]
- 1487 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1499
- Parlement de Normandie begins meeting in Rouen.[5]
- Exchequer of Normandy installed.[citation needed]
- 1508 - Palais de Justice built.
- 1550 - Entry into Rouen of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici.[8][9]
- 1562 - Siege of Rouen.
- 1583 - Codified Norman law published.[10]
- 1591 - Siege of Rouen.[3]
- 1593 - Collège de Bourbon established.
- 1606 - 6 June: Birth of Pierre Corneille.
- 1642 - Pascal's calculator invented.[11][1]
- 1673 - Rouen manufactory of porcelain in operation.
18th-19th centuries
- 1703 - Chamber of Commerce created.[12]
- 1734 - School of surgery founded.[citation needed]
- 1744 - Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen founded.[13]
- 1749 - fr built.[4]
- 1758 - Hospital opens.
- 1785 - fr newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 1790 - Rouen becomes part of the Seine Inférieure souveraineté.[15]
- 1793 - Population: 84,323.[15]
- 1801
- Cantons of Rouen fr , fr , fr , 4, 5, and 6 created.[15]
- Musée des Beaux-Arts founded.
- 1809 - fr opens.[16][17]
- 1821 - 12 December: Birth of Gustave Flaubert.
- 1828 - Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen founded.[18]
- 1834 - fr opens.[18]
- 1836 - Population: 92,083.[15]
- 1840 - Jardin des Plantes opens.
- 1843 - Railway to Paris begins operating.
- 1847 - Gare de Rouen-Rive-Droite opens.
- 1851 - Population: 100,265.[15]
- 1856 - Flaubert's fiction novel Madame Bovary published (set in Rouen).
- 1864 - fr established.[18]
- 1867 - Gare de Rouen Martinville opens.
- 1869 - Société de l'histoire de Normandie founded.[13]
- 1870 - Prussian occupation.[5]
- 1871 - Business school established.
- 1874 - Église Saint-Gervais de Rouen rebuilt.[3]
- 1876 - Population: 104,902.[19]
- 1877 - Trams begin operating.
- 1879 - Société de géographie de Rouen founded.[13]
- 1880 - Musee-Bibliothèque built.[4]
- 1883 - Gare de Rouen Orléans (rail station) opens.
- 1888 - fr (bridge) constructed.
- 1891 - Photo-club rouennais formed.[13]
- 1892 - Artist Monet begins painting cathedral series.
- 1899 - FC Rouen sport club formed.
20th century
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- 1906 - Population: 118,459.[15]
- 1911
- 1917 - Stadium opens.
- 1926 - Rubis Terminal chemical storage site established in Le Grand-Quevilly.[21]
- 1940 - June 9: German occupation begins.
- 1944
- 30 May-5 June: City bombed during the fr .
- August 15: German occupation ends.
- 1950 - Rouen-Les-Essarts racetrack opens.
- 1953 - fr established.
- 1955 - Pont Boieldieu rebuilt.
- 1959 - Rouen twinned with Norwich, United Kingdom.[22]
- 1965 - Archives department of Seine-Maritime building constructed.
- 1966
- University of Rouen founded.
- Rouen twinned with Hanover, Germany.[22]
- 1979 - Church of St Joan of Arc built.
- 1982 - Dragons de Rouen ice hockey team formed.
- 1984
- City becomes regional capital of Upper Normandy.
- Restaurant Gill in business.[23]
- 1985 - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen established.
- 1988 - Rouen Nordic Film Festival begins.
- 1991 - Rouen Airport opens.
- 1992 - Île Lacroix ice rink opens.
- 1994 - Métro begins operating.
- 1995 - fr becomes mayor.
- 1999
- Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum opens.
- Population: 106,592.[15]
21st century
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- 2001
- Transport Est-Ouest Rouennais buses begin operating.
- fr (concert hall) opens.
- 2002 - Rouen twinned with Salerno, Italy.[22]
- 2007 - Population: 110,276.
- 2008
- Pont Gustave-Flaubert (bridge) opens.[2]
- Rouen twinned with Cleveland, USA.[22]
- 2010 - City becomes part of the Agglomeration community of Rouen-Elbeuf-Austreberthe.[2]
- 2014 - March: fr held.
- 2015 - December: fr held.
- 2016 - Rouen becomes part of Normandy (French region).
See also
- Rouen history
- fr
- fr
- History of Normandy region
- other cities in the Normandy region
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Baedeker 1913.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ Caswell 1977.
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- ↑ Frère 1860, p. 116.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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