Timeline of Dundee history

The timeline of Dundee history shows the significant events in the history of Dundee, Scotland.

1100–1799[]

• 1190 – Dundee Parish Church established^[1]
• 1296 – Dundee Castle surrendered to the English^[2]
• 1297 – William Wallace besieges and captures Dundee Castle^[2]
• 1298 – Alexander Scrymgeour appointed keeper of Dundee Castle by William Wallace^[2]
• 1306 – Dundee Castle retaken by the English^[2]
• 1313 – Dundee Castle destroyed by Robert the Bruce^[2]
• 1645 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 11,200^[3]
• 1651 – Siege of Dundee: George Monck besieges and sacks the town on the orders of Oliver Cromwell.^[4]
• 1797 – James Keiller & Son, a jam and marmalade factory, is established^[5]
• 1798 – Dundee Royal Infirmary opens^[6]

1800–1899[]

• 1801 – The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser^[5]
• 1835 – First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's jute trade^[5]
• 1836 – St Andrew's Cathedral completed^[7]
• 1851 – St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens^[8]
• 1853 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is completed^[9]
• 1855 – St Paul's Cathedral completed^[10]
• 1863 – Baxter Park opens^[11]
• 1867 – The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute^[12]
• 1871 – legislation for slum clearing was established with the City Improvement Act^[5]
• 1878 – First Tay Rail Bridge opens^[13]
• 1879 – Tay Bridge Disaster: The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people^[14]
• 1881 – University of Dundee established^[15]
• 1887 – Second Tay Rail Bridge opens^[16]
• 1888 – Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology^[17]
• 1889 – King's Cross Hospital opens^[18]
• 1892 – Dundee granted city status^[15]
• 1893 –Maryfield Hospital opens as a hospital for the poor^[19]
• 1897 – Dundee Women's Hospital opens^[20]

1900–1999[]

• 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky^[21]
• 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens^[22]
• 1923 – Caird Hall concert auditorium opens^[23]
• 1935 – Mills Observatory opens^[24]
• 1946 – Camperdown Country Park opens^[25]
• 1963 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished^[9]
• 1966 – Tay Road Bridge opens^[26]
• 1967 – University of Dundee gains independent status^[15]
• 1974 – Ninewells Hospital opens^[27]
• 1978 – Dundee Synagogue opens^[28]
• 1980 – Scottish League Cup Final takes place at Dens Park^[29]
• 1993 – Timex strike: Industrial dispute between workers and management takes place over seven months resulting in the closure of the factory and the loss of hundreds of jobs^[30]
• 1996 – Verdant Works Museum opens^[31]
• 1998
  • Dundee Royal Infirmary closes^[6]
  • Last jute cargo arrives in Dundee bringing an end to the city's jute trade^[32]
• 1999 – Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre opens^[33]

2000–present[]

• 2000
  • Dundee Central Mosque opens^[34]
  • Dundee Science Centre opens^[35]
  • Dundee International Book Prize established^[36]
• 2007 – Scottish Challenge Cup Final takes place in Dens Park^[37]
• 2009 – Dundee International Submarine Memorial dedicated^[38]
• 2010 – Dundee Museum of Transport established^[39]
• 2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens^[40]
• 2017 – Dundee International Book Prize disestablished^[36]
• 2018
  • First Dundee pride event held^[41]
  • V&A Dundee Museum opens^[42]
• 2019 – Dundee Synagogue closes^[28]

See also[]

• Dundee
• History of Dundee
• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes[]

• Lynch, Michael (2001). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211696-7.

References[]