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Timeline of Bordeaux

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 107 BC - Battle of Burdigala
  • 412 CE - Bordeaux taken by forces of Goth Adolphus.
  • 1096 - Bordeaux Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1137 - 25 July: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France in Bordeaux Cathedral.
  • 1441 - University of Bordeaux founded.
  • 1460 - Hâ Fort built.
  • 1486 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1494 - Porte du Caillau (gate) built.
  • 1500 - Tour Pey-Berland built.
  • 1533 - College of Guienne founded.
  • 1581 - Michel de Montaigne becomes mayor.
  • 1676 - Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier de Bordeaux consecrated.
  • 1712 - Bordeaux Academy established.
  • 1740 - Bordeaux municipal library opens.
  • 1775 - Place de la Bourse built.
  • 1780 - Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux inaugurated.
  • 1784 - Palais Rohan built.
  • 1790 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Gironde souveraineté.
  • 1793 - Population: 104,676.
  • 1796 - Archives départementales de la Gironde established.

    • 19th century

  • 1801 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established.
  • 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1818 - Linnean Society of Bordeaux founded.
  • 1820 - Population: 92,375.
  • 1822 - Pont de pierre (bridge) opens.
  • 1834 - Société de Pharmacie de Bordeaux founded.
  • 1835 - City hall moves to the Palais Rohan.
  • 1841 - Population: 104,686.
  • 1858 - Jardin botanique de Bordeaux established.
  • 1860 - Passerelle Eiffel (bridge) built.
  • 1861 - Population: 162,750.
  • 1862 - 13 July: City hall burns down.
  • 1866 - Population: 194,241.
  • 1872 - Petite Gironde newspaper begins publication.
  • 1876 - Population: 215,140.
  • 1880 - Société bordelaise de Crédit Industriel et Commercial established.
  • 1898 - Bontou's cuisine bordelaise cookbook published.

    • 20th century

  • 1903 - July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Bordeaux.
  • 1906 - Population: 237,707.
  • 1911 - Population: 261,678.
  • 1932 - Rex cinema opens.
  • 1938 - Stade du Parc Lescure opens.
  • 1940 - BETASOM submarine base established by Italian forces.
  • 1944 - Sud-Ouest newspaper begins publication.
  • 1962 - France 3 Aquitaine television begins broadcasting.
  • 1963 - Musée d'Aquitaine established.
  • 1964 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
  • 1965 - Pont Saint-Jean (Bordeaux) (bridge) opens.
  • 1967 - Pont d'Aquitaine (bridge) built.
  • 1968
  • Bordeaux Métropole established.
  • Population: 266,662.
  • 1970 - Bordeaux Segalen University established.
  • 1980 - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine active.
  • 1988 - Bordeaux International School established.
  • 1992 - Socialist Party national congress held in Bordeaux.
  • 1995 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor.
  • 1998 - Some 1998 FIFA World Cup football games held in Bordeaux.

    • 21st century

  • 2003 - Bordeaux tramway begins operating.
  • 2004
  • Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux) opens.
  • Hugues Martin becomes mayor.
  • 2006 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor again.
  • 2007 - Port of the Moon designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 2009 - Population: 236,725.
  • 2011 - Population: 239,399.
  • 2013 - Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas (bridge) opens.
  • 2015 - December: Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

    • References

    Timeline of Bordeaux Wikipedia
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