Timeline of Toulon
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toulon, France.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 5th century - Catholic diocese of Toulon established.[1]
- 1096 - Toulon Cathedral construction begins.
- 1259 - Charles of Anjou in power.[1]
- 14th century: fr in use.
- 1524 - Tour Royale, Toulon (fort) built.
- 1599 - Naval arsenal and shipyard built.
- 1707 - Battle of Toulon (1707).[1]
- 1720 - Plague.[1]
- 1738 - fr (gate) built.
- 1744 - February: Battle of Toulon (1744) fought near city.[1]
- 1748 - Bagne of Toulon (prison) begins operating.
- 1788 - fr built.[2]
- 1790 - Toulon becomes part of the Var souveraineté.[3]
- 1793 - Siege of Toulon.[1]
- 1800 - fr founded.[4]
- 1801 - Catholic diocese disestablished, per Concordat of 1801.[5]
- 1806 - Population: 28,170.[3]
- 1833 - fr established.[6]
- 1841 - Population: 45,449.[3]
- 1846 - Population: 62,941.[3]
- 1853 - Shipbuilder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée established in nearby La Seyne-sur-Mer.
- 1859 - Gare de Toulon opens.
- 1862 - Toulon Opera hall opens on the fr.
- 1873 - République du Var newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1879 - fr newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1884 - Cholera epidemic.[1]
- 1886
- 1888 - fr opens.[1]
- 1890 - Fountain installed in the fr.[10]
20th century
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1900s-1940s
- 1901 - fr, fr, fr, and fr created.[3]
- 1908 - Société des sciences naturelles et d'archéologie de Toulon et du Var founded.[8]
- 1911 - Population: 104,582.[11]
- 1912 - Société des Amis du Vieux Toulon et de sa Région established.
- 1920 - Stade Mayol (stadium) opens.
- 1936 - Population: 150,310.[3]
- 1940 - 12-13 June: fr by Italian forces.
- 1942 - 27 November: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon.
- 1944 - Sporting Toulon Var football club formed.
- 1948 - Bazeille apartment building constructed in Port Marchand.[12]
- 1949 - fr begins operating.
1950s-1990s
- 1950 - 12 February: Communist demonstration.[13]
- 1957 - fr (school) founded.
- 1959 - Maurice Arreckx becomes mayor.
- 1961 - fr opens.[14]
- 1964
- A57 autoroute opens.
- fr created.[3]
- 1966 - Toulon–Hyères Airport opens.
- 1967 - Toulon Tournament of football begins.
- 1973
- 1975 - Population: 181,801.[3]
- 1979 - University of the South, Toulon-Var established.
- 1980 - Toulon Book Fair begins.[16]
- 1982 - Toulon becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1986 - March: fr held.
- 1989 - 15 February: fr explosion occurs.[17]
- 1990 - Population: 167,619.[3]
- 1992 - 16 December: fr occurs.
- 1995 - Jean-Marie Le Chevallier becomes mayor.[18]
- 1997 - fr (book fair) begins.[19][20]
21st century
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- 2001 - Hubert Falco becomes mayor.
- 2002
- fr opens on the A50 autoroute.
- fr (school) established.
- 2003
- 2006 - Palais des Sports de Toulon opens.
- 2010 - June: 2010 Var floods occur in vicinity of Toulon.[21]
- 2011
- 2014 - 23 March: fr held.
- 2015 - December: fr held.[22]
See also
- Toulon history
- fr
- fr
- fr
- fr department
- History of Provence region
- fr
- other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ Baedeker 1914.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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