Timeline of Lyon
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lyon, France.
Prior to 15th century
- 43 BCE - Roman colony of Lugdunum founded.[1]
- 15 BCE - Ancient Theatre of Fourvière built (approximate date).
- 10 BCE - Birth of Claudius.
- 59 CE - Town was burned and rebuilt with funding from Nero.[2]
- 177 CE - Persecution in Lyon.[3][4]
- 197 - Battle of Lugdunum.[5]
- 478 - Became the capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[2]
- 1170s - Religious Waldensians active.[1]
- 1180 - Lyon Cathedral construction begins.
- 1245 - First Council of Lyon convenes.[5]
- 1272-1274 - Second Council of Lyon convenes.[5]
- 1300 - University of Lyon founded.[6]
- 1307 - Lyon becomes part of France under Philip the fair .[5][2]
- 1320 - "Citizens obtained self-rule."[7]
- 1381 - Public clock installed.[8]
- 1383 - Lyon astronomical clock in operation in the cathedral (approximate date).
15th-18th centuries
- 1420 - Trade fairs authorized.[9]
- 1454 - Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon (hospital) in operation.[2]
- 1473 - Printing press in operation.[10]
- 1476 - Lyon Cathedral completed.[2]
- 1498 - Maison du Chamarier built.
- 1506 - Stock exchange opens.[9]
- 1515 - Silk industry in Lyon begins.[5]
- 1519 - Collège de la Trinité founded.
- 1531 - Hospice de la Charite founded.[11]
- 1540 - Printers' strike.[9]
- 1548 - Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici visit city.[12]
- 1600 - Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.[9]
- 1617 - Hospice de la Charite church built.[11]
- 1652 - Hôtel de Ville built.[13]
- 1655 - Premiere of Molière's L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps.[6]
- 1700 - Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon established.[14][15]
- 1702 - Chamber of Commerce founded.[16][17]
- 1704 - Currency court established.
- 1711 - Flood.[18]
- 1724 - Academy of fine arts established.[19]
- 1731 - Lyon Public Library established.[20] [21]
- 1744 - "Silkworkers' revolt."[22]
- 1750 - Saint-Clair (quarter) development begins.[22]
- 1761 - Veterinary School of Lyon founded.[2]
- 1771 - Conseil Superieur established.[22]
- 1775
- 20 January: Birth of André-Marie Ampère.
- Saint-Clair bridge opens.[22]
- 1778 - Masonic Rectified Scottish Rite founded in Lyon.
- 1784 - Montgolfiere hot air balloon ascends from Brotteaux.[22]
- 1786 - Weavers' strike.[9]
- 1788 - City directory published.[23]
- 1790 - City becomes part of the Rhône-et-Loire souveraineté.
- 1792 - The first version of the Théâtre des Célestins is inaugurated.
- 1793
19th century
1800s-1840s
- 1802 - Jacquard loom invented in Lyon.[7]
- 1803
- Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon opens.[25]
- Temple du Change (church) active.
- 1806 - Labor court established.
- 1807 - Cemetery of Loyasse established.
- 1808 - University established.[7]
- 1814 - March: Austrians in power.[5][2]
- 1815 - 8 March: Napoleon arrives.[5]
- 1820 - Population: 115,841.[26]
- 1822
- Société linnéenne de Lyon formed.[15]
- Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon.
- 1825 - Statue of Louis XIV installed in the Place Bellecour.[11]
- 1830 - Société académique d'architecture de Lyon founded.[27]
- 1831 - November–December: Canut revolt.[5]
- 1834 - April: Canut revolt.[5]
- 1835 - Revue du Lyonnais journal begins publication.
- 1836 - Brasserie Georges in business.
- 1840 - 4 November: Flood.[5][2]
- 1842 - Courthouse built.[28]
- 1848
- Le Salut public newspaper begins publication.[16]
- Église Saint-Georges (church) rebuilt.
- 1849 - June: Canut revolt.[5]
1850s-1890s
- 1850 - 15 August: "Banquet to Louis Napoleon."[5]
- 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.[18][2]
- Society of African Missions founded in Lyon.
- Population: 292,721.[24]
- 1857 - École centrale de Lyon founded.
- 1858 - Lyon–Geneva railway in operation.
- 1859 - Le progrès newspaper begins publication.[29]
- 1860
- Philharmonic Society founded.[30]
- Palais de la Bourse built.
- 1861
- African Museum of Lyon established.
- Population: 318,803.[26]
- 1862 - Funicular railway begins operating.
- 1863 - Crédit Lyonnais (bank) founded.
- 1864 - Grande synagogue de Lyon built.
- 1867 - 6th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 1872 - Société botanique de Lyon established.[15]
- 1875 - Union générale bank and Catholic University of Lyon established.
- 1876 - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul opens.
- 1877 - Théâtre des Célestins opens.
- 1879 - Le Nouvelliste de Lyon newspaper begins publication. [31]
- 1880 - Le Monde lyonnais newspaper begins publication. [31]
- 1883
- Trial of Lyon anarchists
- Église du Bon-Pasteur (church) built.
- 1884 - Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière built.
- 1886 - Population: 401,930.[24]
- 1888 - Association générale des étudiants of Lyon established.[32]
- 1890 - Republican monument erected in Place Carnot.[11]
- 1891 - Croix-Rousse funicular begins operating.
- 1892 - Fontaine Bartholdi installed in Place des Terreaux.
- 1894
- 29 April: Exposition internationale et coloniale (1894) opens.[6][2]
- 24 June: Assassination of French president Carnot.[1][2]
- 25 June: "Anti-Italian riots."[5]
- Metallic tower of Fourvière and Théâtre de l’Eldorado built.
- 1899 - Lyon Olympique Universitaire football club formed.
- 1900 - Statue of Carnot erected in the Place de la République.[11]
20th century
1900-1944
- 1902 - Revue d'histoire de Lyon journal begins publication.
- 1903
- July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Lyon.
- Revue musicale de Lyon begins publication.[32]
- 1905
- Orchestre National de Lyon established.
- Édouard Herriot becomes mayor.[1]
- 1906 - Population: 430,186 city; 472,114 commune.[2][24]
- 1908 - Gare des Brotteaux opens.
- 1911 - Population: 523,796.[33]
- 1912 - 7th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 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.[34]
- 1940 - June: City occupied by German forces during the Battle of the Rhône Valley.
- 1941 - Odeon of Lyon excavation begins.[citation needed]
- 1944 - 2 September: Allied forces take city from Germans.[9]
1945-1990s
- 1952
- Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse opens.
- SaintéLyon Saint-Étienne-Lyon footrace begins.
- Positif film magazine begins publication.
- 1959 - 8th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 1964
- 9th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- Printing Museum established.
- 1968 - Population: 527,800.[24]
- 1969 - Urban Community of Lyon and Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon established.
- 1971 - Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 established.
- 1973 - Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 established.
- 1974 - Lyon metro Line C begins operating.
- 1975
- Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon building opens.
- Airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry opens.
- Population: 456,716.[24]
- 1978 - Lyon Metro Line A and Line B begin operating.
- 1980 - Conservatory of Music and Dance established.
- 1982
- PLM Law effected.
- Population: 413,095.[24]
- 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.[35]
- 1991 - Lyon Metro Line D begins operating.
- 1993 - Opéra Nouvel opens.
- 1995
- Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon building opens.[36]
- Raymond Barre becomes mayor.[1]
- 1997 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise rebuilt.
- 1999 - Population: 445,452.[24]
21st century
2000s
2010s
- 2011 - Population: 491,268.
- 2012
- Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais begins operating.
- Tram line T5 begins operating.
- Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais begins operating.
- 2014
- March: Lyon municipal election, 2014 held.
- Musée des Confluences opens.
- 2015
- Metropolis of Lyon established per MAPAM Law.
- 26 June: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack occurs in vicinity of Lyon.[37]
- December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 held.
- 2016 - Lyon becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
- 2019
- Tram line T6 begins operating.
- 31 August: Mass stabbing kills one and injures eight.
See also
- History of Lyon
- List of mayors of Lyon
- List of heritage sites in Lyon
- Other names of Lyon
- History of Rhône department
- Other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
- Timeline of Grenoble
- Timeline of St Etienne
- Timeline of Vienne
References
Bibliography
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