Timeline of Aachen

Prior to 14th century

451 – Town "pillaged by the Huns."

786 – Palace of Charlemagne construction begins.

796 – Palatine Chapel construction begins (approximate date).

799 - Karlsschützengilde (militia) formed.

813 – 13 September: Coronation of Louis the Pious as King of the Franks.

814 – 28 January: Death of Charlemagne.

816 – Catholic Council of Aachen establishes the Rule of Aix.

936 – 7 August: Coronation of King of Germany Otto I in Aachen Cathedral.

961 – Coronation of Otto II.

983

Coronation of Otto III as King of Germany.

Chapel rebuilt.

1028 – Coronation of Henry III as King of Germany.

1054 – Coronation of Henry IV

1087 – Coronation of Conrad II.

1099 – Coronation of Henry V as King of Germany.

1125 – Coronation of Lothair II as King of the Romans.

1138 – Coronation of Conrad III as King of the Romans.

1147 – Coronation of Henry Berengar as King of Germany.

1152 – Coronation of Frederick I as King of the Romans.

1169 – Coronation of Henry VI as King of the Romans.

1198 – Coronation of Otto IV.

1205 – Coronation of Philip of Swabia.

1215

Coronation of Frederick II.

Karlsschrein (shrine of Charlemagne) built in cathedral.

1222 – Coronation of Henry as German King.

1248 – Coronation of William II of Holland.

1257 – Coronation of Richard as King of the Romans.

1273 – Coronation of Rudolph I.

1292 – Coronation of Adolf, King of Germany.

1298 – Coronation of Albert I.

late 13 th century - Ponttor (city gate) built, first mentioned in 1320.

14th–18th centuries

1300 – Marschiertor (gate) built (approximate date).

1306 – Aachen becomes a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.

1309 – Coronation of Henry VII as King of the Romans.

1314 – Coronation of Louis IV as King of the Romans.

1349 – Coronation of Charles IV as King of the Romans.

1353 – Aachen Rathaus (city hall) built.

1376 – Coronation of Wenceslaus IV as King of Germany.

1414 – Coronation of Sigismund as King of the Romans.

1442 – Coronation of Frederick III as King of the Romans.

1486 – Coronation of Maximilian I as King of the Romans.

1520 – Coronation of Charles V as King of Germany.

1531 – Coronation of Ferdinand I as King of Germany.

1580 – Protestant Reformation (approximate date).

1601 – Population: 14,171.

1614 – August: Siege of Aachen.

1656 – Fire.

1668 – May: Town hosts signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668).

1748 – April: Town hosts international Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle and signing of treaty.

1787 – Aachen Symphony Orchestra active.

1794 – Town occupied by French forces.

1795 – Population: 23,413.

19th century

1801

Town becomes part of France, per Peace of Lunéville.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen established.

1815 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Prussia, per Congress of Vienna.

1817

Mayersche Buchhandlung (bookseller) in business.

Population: 32,300.

1818 – October: Town hosts international Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle.

1825

Theater Aachen opens.

Lower Rhenish Music Festival held.

1834 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held; performers include Frédéric Chopin.

1840 – Population: 44,289.

1841 – Cologne-Aachen railway begins operating.

1846 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held, directed by Felix Mendelssohn; performers include Jenny Lind.

1849 – Reuters news agency in business.

1853 – Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway begins operating.

1857 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held, directed by Franz Liszt.

1859 – Church of Our Lady built.

1867 – Population: 67,923.

1870 – Polytechnikum (school) opens.

1880 – Tram begins operating.

1885

Verein für Kunde der Aachener Vorzeit (history association) founded.

Population: 95,321.

1888 – Church of St. James built.

1890 – Population: 103,470.

1895 – Electric tram begins operating.

1897 – Burtscheid becomes part of Aachen.

20th century

1900 – Alemannia Aachen football club formed.

1905 – Aachen Hauptbahnhof (railway station) opens.

1908 – Jünglingverein Sankt Jakob Aachen (sport club) formed.

1919 - Population: 145,748.

1923 – October: Rhenish Republic established.

1924 – Rhenish Republic ends.

1928 – Tivoli stadium opens.

1944 – October: Battle of Aachen.

1949 – Aachen I parliamentary district created.

1950 – Zimmertheater Aachen founded.

1951 – Theater Aachen rebuilt.

1954 – Elysee Theatre re-opens.

1956 – Belvedere Water Tower built.

1959 – Scotch-Club opens.

1960 - Aachener Tierpark (zoo) established.

1961 – Museum established in Frankenberg Castle.

1965 - Computermuseum Aachen founded.

1968 - Bilal Mosque built.

1970 – July: Aachen Open Air Pop Festival held.

1971

Aachen University of Applied Sciences established.

Population: 176,626.

1972

Brand becomes part of Aachen.

Kurt Malangré becomes mayor.

Population: 238,570.

1980 – Rugby Club Aachen formed.

1985 – Klinikum Aachen opens.

· 1986 - First independent Theatre (Theater 99) opens

1986 – Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (art nonprofit) founded.

1989 – Jürgen Linden becomes mayor.

21st century

2000 – Karlsgarten (garden) opens.

2003 – Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway in operation.

2009

New Tivoli stadium opens.

Marcel Philipp becomes mayor.

City becomes part of Städteregion Aachen.

2012 – Population: 240,086.