Timeline of Dijon
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dijon, France.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- c.274 - Roman emperor Aurelian surrounds the town with ramparts.[1]
- c.500 – Battle of Dijon
- c.580 – Description of Dijon by Gregory of Tours in Historia Francorum (Book III, Chapter 19).
- 1098 – Cîteaux Abbey founded near Dijon.
- 1137 – Fire.[2]
- 1182 - Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy confers communal privileges on the town.[1]
- 1183 - Philip II of France confirms the communal privileges.[1]
- 1200 – Dijon mustard introduced (approximate date).[3]
- 1334 - Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon consecrated.[1]
- 1364 - Dijon City Hall built.
- 1382 - Public clock installed.[2][4]
- 1383 - Carthusian Champmol monastery founded near Dijon.
- 1393 - Dijon Cathedral consecrated.
- 1405 - "Well of Moses" sculpture created for the Champmol monastery near Dijon.
- 1460 – Tower of Philip the Good built.
- 1491 – Printing press in operation.[5]
- 1513 – Siege of Dijon by 50,000 Swiss and Germans.[1]
- 1595 - The town opened is gates to Henry IV of France
- 1683 - Birth of Jean-Philippe Rameau, later a composer and music theorist.[1]
- 1708 – Public library opens.[6][7](fr)
- 1709 – St. Anne's Church, Dijon built.
- 1722 – University of Dijon founded.[8]
- 1731 – Roman Catholic diocese of Dijon established.[9]
- 1740 – Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon constituted.[10]
- 1763 – Jesuits expelled.
- 1784 - Birth of François Rude, later a sculptor.[1]
- 1787 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon established.
- 1790 – Dijon becomes part of the Côte-d'Or department.
- 1793 – Population: 20,760.
- 1802 – Sainte-Chapelle de Dijon demolished.[11]
- 1828 – Grand Theatre built.
- 1832 – Burgundy Canal and Port du canal de Dijon open.
- 1833 – Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (garden) established.[12]
- 1858 – Dijon Exhibition held.
- 1863 – Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge in business.[13]
- 1868 – Le Bien Public newspaper in publication.
- 1870 – October: Battle of Dijon.[14]
- 1879 – Dijon Synagogue built.
- 1886 – Population: 60,855.[15]
- 1893 – Lycée Carnot (Dijon) (school) opens.
- 1899 – Carnot monument erected in the Place de la République (Dijon).[14]
20th century[edit]
- 1911 – Population: 76,847.[16]
- 1914 – Cinéma Le Darcy opens.
- 1920 – Cinéma Eldorado opens.
- 1934 – Stade Gaston Gérard (stadium) opens.
- 1938 – Magnin Museum established.
- 1946 – Population: 100,664.
- 1947 – Rude Museum established.
- 1956 – Dijon exhibition grounds opens.
- 1962 – Gare de Dijon-Ville rebuilt.
- 1970 – University of Burgundy established.[8]
- 1973 - Canton de Dijon-1, etc. created.[citation needed]
- 1975 – Population: 151,705.
- 1977 – Palais des Sports de Dijon (arena) opens.
- 1980
- Florissimo flower show begins.
- Musée d'art sacré de Dijon opens.
- 1981 – Hôtel de région (Bourgogne) built in Dijon for the Bourgogne regional council.(fr)
- 1990 – Parc de la Toison d'Or (amusement park) opens.
- 1995 – Festival international du court-métrage de Dijon begins.
- 1998
- Dijon Auditorium opens.
- Dijon FCO football club formed.
21st century[edit]
- 2003 – May: Socialist Party national congress held in Dijon.
- 2005 – Zénith de Dijon assembly hall opens.
- 2009 – Elithis tower office building constructed.
- 2010 – November: Hostel fire.[17]
- 2012
- Dijon tramway begins operating.
- Population: 152,071.
- 2014
- March: Dijon municipal election, 2014 held.
- 21 December: 2014 Dijon attack.
- 2015
- François Rebsamen becomes mayor.
- December: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional election, 2015 held.[18]
- 2016 – Dijon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
- 2020 – 11–17 June: 2020 Dijon riots
See also[edit]
- other cities in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b Overall 1870.
- ^ Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ Henri Bouchot [in French] (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.
- ^ "Historique: une bibliothèque depuis le 17e siècle" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Dijon. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Tedder, Henry Richard; Brown, James Duff (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 545–577.
see page 565-France.
- ^ a b Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Michael Greenhalgh (2015). "Dijon". Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th-century France. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29371-7.
- ^ "Garden Search: France". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "William Frachot à Dijon". Michelin Restaurants: Magazine (in French). 2013.
Étoiles
- ^ a b Haydn 1910.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ "Seven die in fire in immigrant hostel in Dijon, France", BBC News, 14 November 2010
- ^ "Résultats élections: Dijon", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography[edit]
in English[edit]
- Clement Cruttwell (1793). "Dijon". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. hdl:2027/njp.32101072026808.
- "Dijon", Handbook for travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Dijon". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
- C.B. Black (1876), "Dijon", Guide to the north of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
- "Dijon", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
- "Dijon", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 4, New York, 1907, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752912
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 269–270.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Dijon", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Dijon". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
in French[edit]
- Almanach de la province de Bourgogne et particulièrement de la ville de Dijon (in French). 1772. pp. 20 v.
- "Dijon". Almanach général des marchands, négocians, armateurs et fabricans (in French). Paris: L. Cellot. 1779. ISSN 1954-6521.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Dijon". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
- Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "Dijon". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 342. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
- Philibert Milsand (1885). "Ville de Dijon". Bibliographie bourguignonne. Dijon: Gustave Lamarche; Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon.
- Dijon. Guides Joanne (in French). hdl:2027/hvd.32044087927356. circa 1896
- "Dijon". La Bourgogne. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1906. OCLC 457600236.
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