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The following is a timeline of the history of Düsseldorf, Germany.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1186 – Counts of Berg in power.
  • 1285 – St. Sebastianus Bruderschaft Kaiserswerth (militia) formed.
  • 1288 – Town privileges granted by Adolf V of Berg.
  • 1316 – St.-Sebastianus-Schützenvereins Düsseldorf (militia) established.
  • 1385 – Residence of the Counts of Berg established in Düsseldorf.
  • 1567 – Rathhaus built.
  • 1609 – Residence of the Electoral Palatinate relocates to Düsseldorf from Heidelberg.
  • 1629 – Church of St. Andrew built.
  • 1684 – Evangelishche Kirche built.
  • 1710 – Electoral palace remodelled.
  • 1716
  • Residence of the Electoral Palatinate relocates to Heidelberg.
  • Neustadt laid out (approximate date).
  • 1760 – Jagerhof (electors' hunting lodge) built.
  • 1762 – Art Academy founded.
  • 1767 – Hofgarten laid out.
  • 1774 – School of Law established (approximate date).
  • 1787 – Karlstadt laid out.
  • 1794 – Town besieged by French forces.

    • 19th century

  • 1800 – Musik-Academie established.
  • 1802 - Fortifications demolished.
  • 1804 – Kastanienallee laid out.
  • 1805
  • Town becomes capital of Grand Duchy of Berg.
  • Palace art collection relocates to Munich.
  • 1806 – French in power.
  • 1812 – Breidenbacher Hof in business.
  • 1813 – Hof-Garten expanded.
  • 1815
  • Prussians in power.
  • Engelbert Schramm becomes mayor.
  • 1818 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held.
  • 1819 – Dusselthal Asylum established.
  • 1829 – Artists' Society for the Rhinelands and Westphalia founded.
  • 1838 – Bergisch-Märkische railway station opens.
  • 1841 – Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway constructed.
  • 1845 – Cologne-Minden railway station opens.
  • 1846 – Ducal palace restored.
  • 1852
  • August: Singing festival held.
  • Population: 31,000.
  • 1860 – Malkasten artists' club established.
  • 1864 – Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (orchestra) active.
  • 1867 – Galerie Paffrath in business.
  • 1872 – Electoral palace burns down.
  • 1875
  • Church of St. John built.
  • City Theatre opens.
  • 1876
  • Trams begin operating.
  • Zoological Gardens established.
  • 1877 – Rhenish railway station built.
  • 1879 – Düsseldorf-Derendorf–Dortmund Süd railway, House of the Rhenish Estates, and Academy of Art building constructed.
  • 1881 – Kunsthalle built.
  • 1884 – Düsseldorf Exchange founded.
  • 1885
  • City public library established.
  • Population: 115,190.
  • 1891 – Düsseldorf Central Station opens.
  • 1893 – Mannesmann (manufacturer) relocates to Düsseldorf.
  • 1895 – Population: 175,985.
  • 1896 – Industrial art museum built.
  • 1898 – Bridge constructed.
  • 1899 – Apollo-Theater opens.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – Peek & Cloppenburg in business.
  • 1902 – Rhine Promenade laid out.
  • 1903 – Great Synagogue built.
  • 1904 – Löbbecke Museum opens.
  • 1905
  • Schauspielhausgebäude (theatre) opens.
  • Population: 252,630.
  • 1907 – Hospitals built.
  • 1909 – Ceramics museum founded.
  • 1910
  • Königsallee Moving Pictures cinema opens.
  • Largest Fair on the Rhine relocates to fairgrounds in Oberkassel district.
  • 1911 – Population: 312,000.
  • 1920 – Labor strike.
  • 1921 – Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH relocates to Düsseldorf.
  • 1924 – Wilhelm Marx House (high-rise) built.
  • 1926 – Planetarium and Rheinstadion built.
  • 1927 – Airport opens.
  • 1929 – Kaiserswerth becomes part of city.
  • 1935
  • Robert Schumann Hochschule formed.
  • Ice stadium opens on Brehmstraße.
  • 1936 – Düsseldorf Central Station rebuilt.
  • 1937 – Reich's Exhibition of a Productive People held.
  • 1945 – April 16: German Resistance launches Aktion Rheinland; April 17: City taken by U.S. 97th Infantry Division.
  • 1946
  • City becomes capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • Handelsblatt and Rheinische Post newspapers begin publication.
  • 1947
  • 28 March: Food protest.
  • Kom(m)ödchen premieres.
  • 1950 – Institut Français Düsseldorf founded.
  • 1951 – Drupa printing equipment trade fair begins.
  • 1955 – Deutsche Oper am Rhein established.
  • 1956 – Opernhaus Düsseldorf re-opens.
  • 1957 – North bridge constructed.
  • 1958 – New Synagogue built.
  • 1960
  • Willi Becker becomes mayor.
  • Dreischeibenhaus built.
  • 1961 – Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen founded.
  • 1962 – Tausendfüßler bridge built.
  • 1965 – Marionetten-Theater housed in Palais Wittgenstein.
  • 1966 – University of Düsseldorf established.
  • 1967 – Kunsthalle Düsseldorf built.
  • 1968
  • Düsseldorf Grand Prix tennis tournament begins.
  • Komödie Düsseldorf founded.
  • 1969
  • Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus built.
  • Düsseldorf Boat Show begins.
  • 1971
  • Fachhochschule Düsseldorf founded.
  • Philips Halle arena opens.
  • 1974 – Botanical garden established.
  • 1975 – City districts shaped (approximate date).
  • 1979 – Tonhalle Düsseldorf and Flehe Bridge open.
  • 1981
  • Düsseldorf Stadtbahn (light rail) begins operating.
  • Rheinturm built.
  • 1982 – Collections Premieren Düsseldorf clothing trade fair begins.
  • 1984 – Von hier aus art exhibit held.
  • 1986 – Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen building inaugurated.
  • 1987 – Aquazoo–Löbbecke Museum opens.
  • 1993 – Rheinufer Tunnel opens.
  • 1994 – Schadow Arkaden shopping mall built.
  • 1996 – Capitol Theater opens.
  • 1998 – Neuer Zollhof and Stadttor built.
  • 1999 – Joachim Erwin becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 – Düsseldorf Airport railway station opens.
  • 2001
  • Arag-Tower built.
  • Museum Kunstpalast opens.
  • 2002 – Japan Day festival begins.
  • 2005
  • Lichtburg Studio Theater opens.
  • AMD Academy of Fashion and Design founded.
  • 2006 – ISS Dome arena opens.
  • 2007 – Kunst im Tunnel established.
  • 2008 – Dirk Elbers becomes mayor.
  • 2011
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held.
  • Population: 592,393.
  • 2014 – June: Storm.

    • References

    Timeline of Düsseldorf Wikipedia
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