Timeline of Eindhoven

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Prior to 20th century[]

1232 - Town rights bestowed by Henry I, Duke of Brabant.^[1]
1420 - Castle built.
1486 - 19 March: [nl].
1554 - Fire.
1583 - Siege of Eindhoven (1583).
1629 - Eindhoven becomes part of the Netherlands.
1771 - [nl] established.
1791 - Population: 1,785.^[2]
1815 - Population: 2,310.^[2]
1846 - Eindhoven Canal dug.^[3]
1866
- Eindhoven railway station opens.
- Synagogue built.^[4]
1867 - [nl] rebuilt.
1869 - Town Hall built.
1880 - [nl] built.
1891 - Philips in business.^[1]
1897 - [nl] begins operating.^[5]
1898 - [nl] built.
1900 - Population: 4,730.^[6]

20th century[]

1904 - [nl] (square) laid out.^{[citation needed]}
1909
- FC Eindhoven (football club) formed.
- [nl] built on [nl].
1910 - Philips Stadion (stadium) opens.
1911 - Eindhovens Dagblad (newspaper) begins publication.^[7]
1913 - PSV Eindhoven (football club) formed.
1920
- Gestel, Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre, and Woensel become part of the municipality of Eindhoven.
- Population: 47,946.^[2]
1921 - [nl] built.
1931 - [nl] built.
1932
- Welschap Airfield begins operating.
- DAF Trucks in business.^[1]
1935 - Population: 103,030.^[2]
1936 - Van Abbemuseum opens.
1937 - [nl] opens.

Liberation of Eindhoven, 20 September 1944
1939 - [nl] neighborhood developed.^[8]
1942 - December: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.^[9]
1944 - September: City besieged by Allied forces.^[10]
1945 - Het Vrije Volk newspaper begins publication.^[7]
1947 - Design Academy Eindhoven established.
1955 - Population: 154,604.^[2]
1956
- Eindhoven railway station rebuilt.^[11]
- Eindhoven University of Technology established.^[12]
1959
- Eindhoven Marathon begins.
- Herman Witte becomes mayor.
1964
- [nl] opens.
- [nl] built.
1966 - Evoluon conference centre built.
1967 - City Hall rebuilt.^{[citation needed]}
1969 - Student centre [nl] built.
1970 - De Bijenkorf department store built.^[11]
1971 - Effenaar youth centre established.
1976 - Administrative entity for the Eindhoven agglomeration created.^[13]
1979 - Gilles Borrie becomes mayor.
1980 - Het Apollohuis cultural venue established.
1982 - Open-air Eindhoven Museum and [nl] (regional archive)^[14] established.
1984 - Eindhoven Airport terminal built.
1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
1992
- Muziekgebouw Frits Philips (concert hall) opens.
- Rein Welschen becomes mayor.
1993 - Holland Casino branch in business.
1996 - 15 July: 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident occurs at Eindhoven Airport.
1997
- Philips headquarters relocated to Amsterdam.^[15]
- Jan Louwers Stadion (stadium) in use.
1999 - [nl] hi-rise built.
2000
- UEFA Euro 2000 football contest held.
- Population: 203,433.^[2]

21st century[]

2001 - City joins regional BrabantStad group.[1]
2002
- Leefbaar Eindhoven political party active.
- Dutch Design Week begins.^[15]
- Avant-Garde van Groeninge restaurant in business.
2003
- [nl] active.^[14]
- [nl] hi-rise built.
2004 - Inkijkmuseum opens.
2006
- Glow Festival Eindhoven begins.
- [nl], Porthos, and Vesteda Toren hi-rises built.
2008
- [nl] built.
- Rob van Gijzel becomes mayor.
- Automotive [nl] event held.
2009 - [nl] redevelopment begins (approximate date).
2010
- Admirant shopping centre's "Blob" building constructed.^[16]
- Piet Hein Eek studio in business.^[15]
2012 - [nl] built.
2014 - 19 March: Dutch municipal elections, 2014 held.
2015 - Population: 223,220 city; 753,426 metro region.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Historie: Groei van Eindhoven (inwoners)". Eindhoven (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1851). "Eindhoven". Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden [Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands] (in Dutch). 13. Gorinchem: Jacobus Noorduyn. hdl:2027/uc1.$b519552 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Eindhoven". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ W. J. M. Leideritz (1978). De tramwegen van Noord-Brabant (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05706-4.
^ "Eindhoven", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jan van de Plasse (2005). Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers (in Dutch). Otto Cramwinckel. ISBN 978-90-75727-77-7. (timeline)
^ "Historie van het Witte Dorp". Stichting Witte Dorp de Burgh (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Richard Overy (2013). The Bombers and the Bombed: Allied Air War Over Europe 1940-1945. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-698-15138-3.
^ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 562, OL 6112221M
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hans van Dijk (1999). Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6450-347-4.
^ 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.
^ Major Cities and Their Peripheries: Cooperation and Coordinated Management. Local and Regional Authorities in Europe. Council of Europe Press. 1993. ISBN 978-92-871-2394-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Introductie RHCe: Wat is het RHCe? (in Dutch), Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven, archived from the original on April 2004
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "A Dutch Factory Town, Now a Design Center", New York Times, 29 July 2011
^ "10 of the world's 'blobbiest' buildings", CNN, USA, October 2013

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in Dutch

F. N. Smits, Beknopte geschiedenis van Eindhoven (in Dutch) 1887-1888
L. G. A. Houben (1890), Geschiedenis van Eindhoven (in Dutch)
Henri Zondervan, ed. (1917), "Eindhoven", Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch), 6 (4th ed.), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy „Elsevier“, hdl:2027/mdp.39015068310138
G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Noord-Brabant: Eindhoven". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. p. 284. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.

External links[]

Europeana. Items related to Eindhoven, various dates.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Eindhoven, various dates

[koopmans2007-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.

[Groei-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Historie: Groei van Eindhoven (inwoners)". Eindhoven (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Aa1854-3] Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1851). "Eindhoven". Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden [Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands] (in Dutch). 13. Gorinchem: Jacobus Noorduyn. hdl:2027/uc1.$b519552 – via HathiTrust.

[jewry-4] "Eindhoven". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Leideritz1978-5] W. J. M. Leideritz (1978). De tramwegen van Noord-Brabant (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05706-4.

[brit1910-6] "Eindhoven", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424

[Plasse2005-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jan van de Plasse (2005). Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers (in Dutch). Otto Cramwinckel. ISBN 978-90-75727-77-7. (timeline)

[8] "Historie van het Witte Dorp". Stichting Witte Dorp de Burgh (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Overy2013-9] Richard Overy (2013). The Bombers and the Bombed: Allied Air War Over Europe 1940-1945. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-698-15138-3.

[lippincott1952-10] Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 562, OL 6112221M

[Dijk1999-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hans van Dijk (1999). Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6450-347-4.

[Ruegg2011-12] 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.

[13] Major Cities and Their Peripheries: Cooperation and Coordinated Management. Local and Regional Authorities in Europe. Council of Europe Press. 1993. ISBN 978-92-871-2394-7.

[RHCe-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Introductie RHCe: Wat is het RHCe? (in Dutch), Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven, archived from the original on April 2004

[nyt2011-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "A Dutch Factory Town, Now a Design Center", New York Times, 29 July 2011

[16] "10 of the world's 'blobbiest' buildings", CNN, USA, October 2013

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