Timeline of Nice

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

Prior to 19th century[]

  • 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.[1]
  • 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.[2]
  • 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.[2]
  • 1388 -  [fr] effected.[2]
  • 1538 -  [fr] signed in Nice.
  • 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.[1]
  • 1545 -  [fr] (bridge) rebuilt.
  • 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
  • 1564 - Major earthquake.[3]
  • 1699 - Sainte-Réparate Cathedral built.
  • 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished.[2]
  • 1720
    • Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
    • Medical school established.[citation needed]
  • 1724 -  [fr] church built.[4]
  • 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.[2]
  • 1772 -  [fr] newspaper begins publication.
  • 1780 -  [fr] paved.
  • 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
  • 1784 -  [fr] built.
  • 1790 - Public library founded.[5]
  • 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
  • 1793
    • Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.[6]
    • Population: 24,117.[6]
  • 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.(fr)[7]

19th century[]

  • 1812 -  [fr] (school) opens.
  • 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.[8]
  • 1832 - 25 April: Religious  [fr] taken in response to cholera epidemic.
  • 1852
    •  [fr] (church) built.
    • English circulating library active.[9]
  • 1854 -  [fr] (park) opens.
  • 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.[10]
  • 1856 - Population: 44,091.[6]
  • 1860 -  [fr].[11]
  • 1861 - Francization begins.
  • 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1864 - Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
  • 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice established.
  • 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1879
    • Horsecar tramway begins operating.
    •  [fr] newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.[7]
  • 1882
    •  [fr] built.
    •  [fr] (bridge) demolished.
  • 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1884 -  [fr] built.
  • 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
  • 1886 -  [fr] built.[14]
  • 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.[15]
  • 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
  • 1891
  • 1892
    • Gare du Sud built.
    • Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
  • 1896 -  [fr] erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.[16]
  • 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

20th century[]

1901-1944[]

  • 1901 - Population: 105,109.[6]
  • 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
  • 1904
    • Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
    • Promenade des Anglais extended.[2]
  • 1911 - Population: 142,940.[17]
  • 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
  • 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
  • 1919
    • Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.[6]
    • Victorine Studios of film established.[18]
  • 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
  • 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.[19]
  • 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.[20]
  • 1931 - Population: 219,549.[6]
  • 1933 -  [fr] (church) built.[21]
  • 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.[citation needed]
  • 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.[citation needed]
  • 1944
    • 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.(fr)
    • 28 August:  [fr].

1945-1990s[]

  • 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.[22]
  • 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
  • 1954
  • 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.[6]
  • 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
  • 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.[19]
  • 1968 - Population: 322,442.[6]
  • 1973
    •  [fr] established.
    • Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9,  [fr], and  [fr] created.[6]
  • 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
  • 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.(fr)
  • 1982
  • 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
  • 1988 -  [fr] newspaper begins publication.
  • 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
  • 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
  • 1999
    •  [fr] established.
    • Population: 342,738.[6]

21st century[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

  • 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.

See also[]

Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:

  • Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
  •  [fr]
  • Timeline of Avignon
  • Timeline of Marseille
  • Timeline of Toulon

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Overall 1870.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Pons, actuellement hôpital Pasteur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Nice, EHESS. (in French)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Haydn 1910.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
  9. ^ "History". English American Library Nice. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ Colonel Sykes, "Statistics of Nice Maritime." Journal of the Statistical Society of London 18.1 (1855): 34-73. online
  11. ^ Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  13. ^ Die Schweizer Presse (in German). Bern: Jent & Co. 1896.
  14. ^ Base Mérimée: Synagogue ou temple israélite, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  15. ^ Base Mérimée: Observatoire de Nice, puis observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Liste des Fontaines et des Statues" (in French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  17. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  18. ^ "At a French Studio, Great Ghosts and Big Plans", New York Times, 13 May 2007
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Nice)".  [fr]: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  20. ^ Base Mérimée: Palais de la Méditerranée, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  21. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  22. ^ "Nice (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Données du Monde: Nice", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
  24. ^ "French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera", The Guardian, 4 October 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

in French[]

  • "Nice". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). Paris. 1914.

External links[]

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