Timeline of Lyon

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

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Prior to 15th century[]

See also: Lugdunum
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  • 43 BCE - Roman colony of Lugdunum founded.[1]
  • 15 BCE - Ancient Theatre of Fourvière built (approximate date).
  • 10 BCE - Birth of Claudius.
  • 177 CE - Persecution in Lyon.[2][3]
  • 197 - Battle of Lugdunum.[4]
  • 1170s - Religious Waldensians active.[1]
  • 1180 - Lyon Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1245 - First Council of Lyon convenes.[4]
  • 1272-1274 - Second Council of Lyon convenes.[4]
  • 1300 - University of Lyon founded.[5]
  • 1307 - Lyon becomes part of France.[4]
  • 1320 - "Citizens obtained self-rule."[6]
  • 1381 - Public clock installed.[7]
  • 1383 - Lyon astronomical clock in operation in the cathedral (approximate date).

15th-18th centuries[]

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19th century[]

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1800s-1840s[]

  • 1802 - Jacquard loom invented in Lyon.[6]
  • 1803
    • Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon opens.[24]
    • Temple du Change (church) active.
  • 1806 - Labor court established.
  • 1807 - Cemetery of Loyasse established.
  • 1808 - University established.[6]
  • 1814 - March: Austrians in power.[4]
  • 1815 - 8 March: Napoleon arrives.[4]
  • 1820 - Population: 115,841.[25]
  • 1822
    •  [fr] formed.[13]
    • Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon.
  • 1825 - Statue of Louis XIV installed in the Place Bellecour.[10]
  • 1830 -  [fr] founded.[26]
  • 1831 - November–December: Canut revolt.[4]
  • 1834 - April: Canut revolt.[4]
  • 1835 - Revue du Lyonnais journal begins publication.
  • 1836 - Brasserie Georges in business.
  • 1840 - 4 November: Flood.[4]
  • 1842 - Courthouse built.[27]
  • 1848
  • 1849 - June: Canut revolt.[4]

1850s-1890s[]

20th century[]

1900-1944[]

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  • 1902 - Revue d'histoire de Lyon journal begins publication.[2]
  • 1903
    • July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Lyon.
    • Revue musicale de Lyon begins publication.[31]
  • 1905
  • 1906 - Population: 430,186 city; 472,114 commune.[21][23]
  • 1908 - Gare des Brotteaux opens.
  • 1911 - Population: 523,796.[32]
  • 1912 - 7th arrondissement of Lyon created.[3]
  • 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.[33]
  • 1940 - June: City occupied by German forces during the  [fr].
  • 1941 - Odeon of Lyon excavation begins.[citation needed]
  • 1944 - 2 September: Allied forces take city from Germans.[8]

1945-1990s[]

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21st century[]

2000s[]

  • 2001
    • March:  [fr] held.
    • Gérard Collomb becomes mayor.
    • Tram lines T1 and T2 begin operting.
  • 2005 - Vélo'v bikeshare begins operating.
  • 2006 - Tram line T3 begins operating.
  • 2008 - Pathe Vaise cinema opens.[33]
  • 2009 - Tram line T4 begins operating.

2010s[]

  • 2011 - Population: 491,268.
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2015
    • Metropolis of Lyon established per  [fr].
    • 26 June: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack occurs in vicinity of Lyon.[36]
    • December:  [fr] 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[]

Other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
  • Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
  • Timeline of Grenoble
  • Timeline of St Etienne
  •  [fr]

References[]

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  7. ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). "Diffusion of Public Clocks". History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
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  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Baedeker 1914.
  11. ^ "Entry of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici into Lyons (Lyons: September, 1548)". Treasures in Full: Renaissance Festival Books. British Library. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ 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.
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  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Almanach du Lyonnais 1903.
  15. ^ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
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  24. ^ Catalogue sommaire des Musées de la ville de Lyon (in French). 1887.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
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  27. ^ Poncet 1906.
  28. ^ "Lyon (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  29. ^ P. Holstein (1904), "Le conservatoire de musique et les salles de concert a Lyon", Revue d'histoire de Lyon (in French)
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b Charléty 1903.
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b "Patrimoine ancien et contemporain: Les collections" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  32. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
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  34. ^ New York Times 1989.
  35. ^ "(Lyon)".  [fr]: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication [fr]. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  36. ^ "French terrorist attack: mystery of 'calm and gentle' man who beheaded his boss", The Guardian, 27 June 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

Main article: Bibliography of the history of Lyon

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