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Timeline of Bergen

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1070s CE - Bergen founded (approximate date).
  • 1080 - Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date).
  • 1153 - Bergen Cathedral School founded.
  • 1163 - Coronation of Magnus V of Norway.
  • 1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date).
  • 1181 - Battle of Bergen (1181) occurs.
  • 1194 - 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway.
  • 1247 - 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway.
  • 1261
  • 11 September: Magnus-Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall.
  • 14 September: Coronation of Magnus VI of Norway.
  • 1280 - Coronation of Eric II of Norway.
  • 1350s - Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen.
  • 1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393).
  • 1429 - Battle of Bergen (1429) occurs.
  • 1531 - Christ Church, Bergen demolished.
  • 1665 - 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs.
  • 1702 - Fire.
  • 1721 - Peter Nørvig printer in business.
  • 1769 - Population: 18,827.

    • 19th century

  • 1825 - Bergen Museum founded.
  • 1837 - Carsten B. Conradi becomes mayor.
  • 1838 - Bergen Art Union founded.
  • 1850 - Det norske Theater (Bergen) opens.
  • 1851 - Bergen Steamship Company in business.
  • 1853 - Stølen School established.
  • 1855
  • Fire.
  • Bergens Privatbank and Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (shipyard) established.
  • 1867 - Bergen kretsfengsel (prison) built.
  • 1868
  • Bergens Tidende (newspaper) begins publication.
  • Christiestøtten (monument) erected.
  • 1872 - Hanseatic Museum established.
  • 1873 - Causative agent of leprosy, the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.
  • 1875 - Population: 54,436.
  • 1876 - Bergens Kreditbank established.
  • 1882
  • Bergen Telefonkompani (phone company) begins operating.
  • Bergens Moralvernforening ("moral protection" group) founded.
  • 1883 - Voss Line railway begins operating.
  • 1887 - West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established.
  • 1890 - Gulating Court of Appeal established.
  • 1894 - Bergen Historical Society founded.

    • 20th century

  • 1905 - Arbeidsstuer for barn i Bergen (teaching facility) established.
  • 1909
  • Den Nationale Scene (theatre) built.
  • Bergen Kunsthåndverksskole (school) founded.
  • 1910
  • Braille library established.
  • Population: 104,224.
  • 1915 - Bergen Chamber of Commerce founded.
  • 1916 - January: Bergen fire of 1916.
  • 1917 - Grieg statue erected in Byparken (Bergen).
  • 1919 - Protestant Dagen newspaper begins publication.
  • 1920 - Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (utility) established.
  • 1927 - Bergensavisen newspaper in publication.
  • 1929 - Grand Hotel Terminus built.
  • 1930 - Chr. Michelsen Institute established.
  • 1933 - Bergen Courthouse built.
  • 1935
  • Fana Gymnas (school) active.
  • Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor.
  • 1936 - Norwegian School of Economics established.
  • 1944
  • 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944.
  • 4 October: Bombing of Laksevåg near Bergen.
  • Submarine "Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour.
  • 1945 - Nils Handal becomes mayor.
  • 1946
  • University of Bergen established.
  • Forum kino (cinema) built.
  • 1949 - Gamle Bergen Museum established.
  • 1950 - Population: 162,381.
  • 1955 - Medieval Bryggen inscriptions discovered.
  • 1967 - Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.
  • 1970
  • 29 November: Body of Isdal Woman found.
  • Population: 209,066.
  • 1972 - Arna, Åsane, Fana, and Laksevåg become part of city.
  • 1973
  • Vestlandets kunstakademi (art school) opens.
  • Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor.
  • 1974 - Bergen City Hall built.
  • 1975 - Bergen Bank established.
  • 1976 - Muslim Association of Bergen founded.
  • 1979
  • Bergen byarkiv (city archives) established.
  • Bryggen designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 1982 - Studentradioen i Bergen (radio) begins broadcasting.
  • 1986
  • 3 May: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held.
  • Electronic toll collection introduced.
  • 1992
  • TV 2 (Norway) begins broadcasting.
  • Islamic Cultural Centre established.
  • 1996 - Bergen National Academy of the Arts established.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • 2001
  • Bergen Kunsthall (art space) active.
  • Population: 232,989.
  • 2002
  • Hordaland Police District headquartered in Bergen.
  • Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment begins.
  • 2005
  • 14 September: Hatlestad mudslide occurs.
  • Bergen City Museum foundation established.
  • 2006 - 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform.
  • 2009
  • November: Gingerbread house sacked.
  • Bergensbanen minutt for minutt slow television programme created.
  • 2010 - Bergen Light Rail begins operating.
  • 2011 - Trude Drevland becomes mayor.
  • 2015 - 2015 Bergen municipal election held.

    • References

    Timeline of Bergen Wikipedia
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