Timeline of Bordeaux

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bordeaux, France.

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Prior to 19th century[]

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  • 107 BC - Battle of Burdigala
  • 412 CE - Bordeaux taken by forces of Goth Adolphus.[1]
  • 732 CE - Bordeaux taken by Ummayad forces
  • 1096 - Bordeaux Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1137 - 25 July: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France in Bordeaux Cathedral.
  • 1152 - Weddind of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England, in 1154, Aquitaine pass under English domination
  • 1441 - University of Bordeaux founded.[2]
  • 1453 - Battle of Castillon, Bordeaux and Aquitaine pass under French control
  • 1460 - Hâ Fort built.[3]
  • 1486 - Printing press in operation.[4]
  • 1494 - Porte du Caillau (gate) built.[5]
  • 1500 - Tour Pey-Berland built.
  • 1533 - College of Guienne founded.[6]
  • 1581 - Michel de Montaigne becomes mayor.
  • 1676 -  [fr] consecrated.[3]
  • 1712 -  [fr] established.[7]
  • 1740 - Bordeaux municipal library opens.
  • 1775 - Place de la Bourse built.
  • 1780 - Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux inaugurated.
  • 1784 - Palais Rohan built.
  • 1790 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Gironde souveraineté.[8]
  • 1793 - Population: 104,676.
  • 1796 -  [fr] established.[9]

19th century[]

  • 1801 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established.
  • 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.[10]
  • 1818 -  [fr] founded.[11]
  • 1820 - Population: 92,375.[12]
  • 1822 - Pont de pierre (bridge) opens.[13]
  • 1831 - Maurel & Prom in business.
  • 1834 - Société de Pharmacie de Bordeaux founded.[11]
  • 1835 - City hall moves to the Palais Rohan.[14]
  • 1841 - Population: 104,686.
  • 1858 - Jardin botanique de Bordeaux established.
  • 1860 -  [fr] (bridge) built.
  • 1861 - Population: 162,750.[12]
  • 1862 - 13 July: City hall burns down.[14]
  • 1866 - Population: 194,241.[12]
  • 1872 - Petite Gironde newspaper begins publication.[15]
  • 1874 -  [fr] (geographical society) founded.
  • 1876 - Population: 215,140.
  • 1880 - Société bordelaise de Crédit Industriel et Commercial established.[16]
  • 1898 - Bontou's  [fr] cookbook published.[17][18]

20th century[]

  • 1903 - July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Bordeaux.
  • 1906 - Population: 237,707.[19]
  • 1911 - Population: 261,678.[20]
  • 1932 - Rex cinema opens.[21]
  • 1938 - Stade du Parc Lescure opens.
  • 1940 - BETASOM submarine base established by Italian forces.
  • 1944 - Sud-Ouest newspaper begins publication.[22]
  • 1962 - France 3 Aquitaine television begins broadcasting.
  • 1963 - Musée d'Aquitaine established.
  • 1964 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[23]
  • 1965 -  [fr] (bridge) opens.[24]
  • 1967 - Pont d'Aquitaine (bridge) built.[13]
  • 1968
    • Bordeaux Métropole established.
    • Population: 266,662.[25]
  • 1970 - Bordeaux Segalen University established.[26]
  • 1980 - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine active.[27]
  • 1988 - Bordeaux International School established.
  • 1992 - Socialist Party national congress held in Bordeaux.
  • 1995 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor.[13]
  • 1998 - Some 1998 FIFA World Cup football games held in Bordeaux.

21st century[]

  • 2003 - Bordeaux tramway begins operating.[13]
  • 2004
  • 2006 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor again.[13]
  • 2007
    • Port of the Moon [fr] designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[28]
    • Population: 235,178.[25]
  • 2012 - Population: 241,287.[25]
  • 2013 - Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas (bridge) opens.
  • 2015 - December:  [fr] held.[29]
  • 2016 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
  • 2017 - Population: 254,436.[25]

See also[]

  • Bordeaux history
  • History of Bordeaux [fr]
  • List of mayors of Bordeaux
  •  [fr]

Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:

  • Timeline of La Rochelle
  • Timeline of Limoges
  • Timeline of Poitiers

References[]

  1. ^ Townsend 1867.
  2. ^ Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Hourihane 2012.
  4. ^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
  5. ^ John Tavenor Perry (1893). Chronology of Mediæval and Renaissance Architecture. London: J. Murray.
  6. ^ Ring 1995.
  7. ^ James E. McClellan (1985). "Official Scientific Societies: 1600-1793". Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
  8. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bordeaux, EHESS. (in French)
  9. ^ Charles-Victor Langlois;  [fr] (1891), "Archives départementales: Gironde", Les archives de l'histoire de France (in French), Paris:  [fr]CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Histoire de Bordeaux: Chronologie" (in French). Mairie de Bordeaux. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "History".  [fr]. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Bordeaux (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. ^ "France". International Banking Directory. New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922.
  17. ^ Alan Davidson (2014). "France". Oxford Companion to Food (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-104072-6.
  18. ^ George Herman Ellwanger (1902). Pleasures of the Table: An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company.
  19. ^ Britannica 1910.
  20. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  21. ^ "Movie Theaters in Bordeaux". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  22. ^ "France: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  23. ^ "Sister Cities of Los Angeles". USA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  24. ^ "Bordeaux". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  26. ^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
  27. ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 20th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
  28. ^ Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
  29. ^ "Données du Monde: Bordeaux", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

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in French[]

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