Timeline of Lyon
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, Lyon in the High Middle Ages and Lyon in the Late Middle Ages
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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.
- 197 CE - Battle of Lugdunum.[2]
- 1170s - Religious Waldensians active.[1]
- 1180 - Lyon Cathedral construction begins.
- 1245 - First Council of Lyon convenes.[2]
- 1272-1274 - Second Council of Lyon convenes.[2]
- 1300 - University of Lyon founded.[3]
- 1307 - Lyon becomes part of France.[2]
- 1320 - "Citizens obtained self-rule."[4]
- 1381 - Public clock installed.[5]
- 1383 - Lyon astronomical clock in operation in the cathedral (approximate date).
15th-18th centuries
See also: Renaissance in Lyon and Lyon in the French Revolution
- 1420 - Trade fairs authorized.[6]
- 1454 - Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon (hospital) in operation.
- 1473 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1480 - Lyon Cathedral building completed.
- 1498 - Maison du Chamarier built.
- 1506 - Stock exchange opens.[6]
- 1515 - Silk industry in Lyon begins.[2]
- 1519 - Collège de la Trinité founded.
- 1531 - Hospice de la Charite founded.[8]
- 1540 - Printers' strike.[6]
- 1548 - Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici visit city.[9]
- 1600 - Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.[6]
- 1617 - Hospice de la Charite church built.[8]
- 1651 - City Hall built.
- 1655 - Premiere of Molière's L'Etourdi.[3]
- 1700 - Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon established.[10][11]
- 1702 - Chamber of Commerce founded.[12][13]
- 1704 - Currency court established.
- 1711 - Flood.[14]
- 1724 - Academy of fine arts established.[15]
- 1731 - Lyon Public Library established.[16] [17]
- 1744 - "Silkworkers' revolt."[18]
- 1750 - Saint-Clair (quarter) development begins.[18]
- 1761 - Veterinary School of Lyon founded.[19]
- 1771 - Conseil Superieur established.[18]
- 1775
- 20 January: Birth of André-Marie Ampère.
- Saint-Clair bridge opens.[18]
- 1778 - Masonic Rectified Scottish Rite founded in Lyon.
- 1784 - Montgolfiere hot air balloon ascends from Brotteaux.[18]
- 1786 - Weavers' strike.[6]
- 1788 - City directory published.[20]
- 1790 - City becomes part of the Rhône souveraineté.[21]
- 1793
- Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention; crackdown.[1]
- City becomes part of the Rhône (department).
- Population: 102,167.[21]
19th century
See also: Lyon in the French First Republic and Lyon in the French Third Republic
1800s-1840s
- 1802 - Jacquard loom invented in Lyon.[4]
- 1803
- Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon opens.[22]
- Temple du Change (church) active.
- 1806 - Labor court established.
- 1807 - Cemetery of Loyasse established.
- 1808 - University established.[4]
- 1814 - March: Austrians in power.[2]
- 1815 - 8 March: Napoleon arrives.[2]
- 1820 - Population: 115,841.[23]
- 1822
- Société linnéenne de Lyon formed.[11]
- Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon.
- 1825 - Statue of Louis XIV installed in the Place Bellecour.[8]
- 1830 - Société académique d'architecture de Lyon founded.[24]
- 1831 - November–December: Canut revolt.[2]
- 1834 - April: Canut revolt.[2]
- 1835 - Revue du Lyonnais journal begins publication.
- 1836 - Brasserie Georges in business.
- 1840 - 4 November: Flood.[2]
- 1842 - Courthouse built.[25]
- 1848
- Le Salut public newspaper begins publication.[12]
- Église Saint-Georges (church) rebuilt.
- 1849 - June: Canut revolt.[2]
1850s-1890s
- 1850 - 15 August: "Banquet to Louis Napoleon."[2]
- 1852 - Arrondissements of Lyon created: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
- 1854 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise opens.
- 1855 - Gare de Lyon-Perrache opens.
- 1856
- Flood.[14]
- Society of African Missions founded in Lyon.
- Population: 292,721.[21]
- 1857 - École centrale de Lyon founded.
- 1858 - Lyon–Geneva railway in operation.
- 1859 - Le progrès newspaper begins publication.[26]
- 1860
- Philharmonic Society founded.[27]
- Palais de la Bourse built.
- 1861
- African Museum of Lyon established.
- Population: 318,803.[23]
- 1862 - Funicular railway begins operating.
- 1863 - Crédit Lyonnais (bank) founded.
- 1864 - Grande synagogue de Lyon built.
- 1867 - 6th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 1872 - Société botanique de Lyon established.[11]
- 1875 - Union générale bank and Catholic University of Lyon established.
- 1876 - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul opens.
- 1877 - Théâtre des Célestins opens.
- 1879 - Le Nouvelliste de Lyon newspaper begins publication. [28]
- 1880 - Le Monde lyonnais newspaper begins publication. [28]
- 1883
- Trial of Lyon anarchists
- Église du Bon-Pasteur (church) built.
- 1884 - Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière built.
- 1886 - Population: 401,930.[21]
- 1888 - Association générale des étudiants of Lyon established.[29]
- 1890 - Republican monument erected in Place Carnot.[8]
- 1891 - Croix-Rousse funicular begins operating.
- 1892 - Fontaine Bartholdi installed in Place des Terreaux.
- 1894
- 29 April: Exposition internationale et coloniale (1894) opens.[3]
- 24 June: Assassination of French president Carnot.[1]
- 25 June: "Anti-Italian riots."[2]
- Metallic tower of Fourvière and Théâtre de l’Eldorado built.
- 1899 - Lyon Olympique Universitaire football club formed.
20th century
1900-1944
See also: Lyon during World War II
- 1900 - Statue of Carnot erected in the Place de la République.[8]
- 1902 - Revue d'histoire de Lyon journal begins publication.
- 1903
- July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Lyon.
- Revue musicale de Lyon begins publication.[29]
- 1905
- Orchestre National de Lyon established.
- Édouard Herriot becomes mayor.[1]
- 1906 - Population: 430,186 city; 472,114 commune.[19][21]
- 1908 - Gare des Brotteaux opens.
- 1911 - Population: 523,796.[30]
- 1912 - 7th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 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.[31]
- 1940 - June: City occupied by German forces during the Battle of the Rhône Valley.
- 1941 - Odeon of Lyon excavation begins.
- 1944 - 2 September: Allied forces take city from Germans.[6]
1945-1990s
See also: Lyon since 1944
- 1952
- Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse opens.
- SaintéLyon Saint-Étienne-Lyon footrace begins.
- Positif film magazine begins publication.
- 1959 - 8th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- 1964
- 9th arrondissement of Lyon created.
- Printing Museum established.
- 1968 - Population: 527,800.[21]
- 1969 - Urban Community of Lyon and Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon established.
- 1971 - Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 established.
- 1973 - Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 established.
- 1975
- Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon building opens.
- Population: 456,716.[21]
- 1978 - Lyon Metro Line A begins operating.
- 1980 - Conservatory of Music and Dance established.
- 1982
- PLM Law effected.
- Population: 413,095.[21]
- 1983
- TGV hi-speed railway begins operating.[1]
- Opéra National de Lyon founded.
- Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu opens.
- 1987 - 11 May: Barbie Trial begins.
- 1989 - Michel Noir becomes mayor.[32]
- 1991 - Lyon Metro Line D begins operating.
- 1993 - Opéra Nouvel opens.
- 1995
- Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon building opens.[33]
- Raymond Barre becomes mayor.[1]
- 1997 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise rebuilt.
- 1999 - Population: 445,452.[21]
21st century
2000s
- 2001
- March: Lyon municipal election, 2001 held.
- Gérard Collomb becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Vélo'v bikeshare begins operating.
- 2008 - Pathe Vaise cinema opens.[31]
2010s
- 2011 - Population: 491,268.
- 2012 - Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais begins operating.
- 2014
- March: Lyon municipal election, 2014 held.
- Musée des Confluences opens.
- 2015
- Metropolis of Lyon established per MAPAM Law.
- 26 June: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack occurs in vicinity of Lyon.[34]
- December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 held.
- 2016 - Lyon becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
See also
- History of Lyon
- List of mayors of Lyon
- List of heritage sites in Lyon
- Other names of Lyon
- History of Rhône department
- other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
- Timeline of Grenoble
- Timeline of St Etienne
- Timeline of Vienne
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Haydn 1910.
- 1 2 3 Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
- 1 2 3 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1103, OL 6112221M
- ↑ 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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- ↑ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel. The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 "Sociétés savantes de France (Lyon)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 Almanach du Lyonnais 1903.
- ↑ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
- 1 2 Overall 1870.
- ↑ Rees 1819.
- ↑ David H. Stam, ed. (2001). International Dictionary of Library Histories. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-57958-244-9.
- ↑ Chambet 1860.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Reynard 2009.
- 1 2 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ A. V. Williams (1913). Development and Growth of City Directories. Cincinnati, USA.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Notice communale: Lyon". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Catalogue sommaire des Musées de la ville de Lyon (in French). 1887.
- 1 2 "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
- ↑ Annuaire des artistes 1833.
- ↑ Poncet 1906.
- ↑ "Lyon (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ P. Holstein (1904), "Le conservatoire de musique et les salles de concert a Lyon", Revue d'histoire de Lyon (in French)
- 1 2 Charléty 1903.
- 1 2 "Patrimoine ancien et contemporain: Les collections" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Lyon, France". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ New York Times 1989.
- ↑ "(Lyon)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "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
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Lyons", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- J. Willoughby Rosse (1859). "Lyons". Index of Dates ... Facts in the Chronology and History of the World. London: H.G. Bohn.
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Lyons". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
- "Lyons", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Lyons", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- "Lyons", Southern France (6th ed.), Karl Baedeker, 1914
- Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, 26,
Local history: Lyons
- "Lyons Journal; For a Staid City, Neo-Gaullism With Gallic Verve", New York Times, 10 April 1989
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Lyons". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- Pierre Claude Reynard (2009). "Chronological Landmarks". Ambitions Tamed: Urban Expansion in Pre-revolutionary Lyon. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-7574-5.
in French
- "Lyon". Almanach général des marchands, négocians, armateurs et fabricans (in French). Paris: L. Cellot. 1779. ISSN 1954-6521.
- Almanach astronomique et historique de la ville de Lyon (in French). 1788.
- "Rhone: Lyon". Annuaire des artistes français: Statistique des beaux-arts en France (in French). Paris: Guyot de Fère. 1833. ISSN 2275-6817.
- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Lyon". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
- Dictionnaire-Indicateur, ou le Guide indispensable de l'étranger à Lyon (in French). Nigon. 1843.
- Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1850). "Lyon". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 441.
- Charles-Joseph Chambet (1860). Lyon descriptif, monumental et industriel de la ville de Lyon (in French) (11th ed.).
- Annuaire administratif et commercial de Lyon et du département du Rhône, 1868
- Guide-indicateur de Lyon (in French). Coste-Labaume. 1881.
- Almanach du Lyonnais (in French). Lyon: Legendre. 1903.
- Sébastien Charléty (1903). Bibliographie critique de l'histoire de Lyon, depuis 1789 jusqu'à nos jours. Annales de l'universite de Lyon (in French).
- "Lyon". Lyonnais & Velay. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1903. OCLC 457600236.
- Syndicat d'initiative de Lyon (1906). Lyon pittoresque (in French). J. Poncet.
- "Lyon". Bourgogne, Morvan, Nivernais, Lyonnais. Guides Joanne (in French). 1907.
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