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Timeline of Dijon

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1098 - Cîteaux Abbey founded near Dijon.
  • 1137 - Fire.
  • 1200 - Dijon mustard introduced (approximate date).
  • 1334 - Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon consecrated.
  • 1364 - Dijon City Hall built.
  • 1382 - Public clock installed.
  • 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.
  • 1708 - Public library opens.(fr)
  • 1709 - St. Anne's Church, Dijon built.
  • 1722 - University of Dijon founded.
  • 1731 - Roman Catholic diocese of Dijon established.
  • 1740 - Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon constituted.
  • 1763 - Jesuits expelled.
  • 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.
  • 1828 - Grand Theatre built.
  • 1832 - Burgundy Canal and Port du canal de Dijon open.
  • 1833 - Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (garden) established.
  • 1863 - Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge in business.
  • 1868 - Le Bien Public newspaper in publication.
  • 1870 - October: Battle of Dijon.
  • 1879 - Dijon Synagogue built.
  • 1886 - Population: 60,855.
  • 1893 - Lycée Carnot (Dijon) (school) opens.
  • 1899 - Carnot monument erected in the Place de la République (Dijon).

    • 20th century

  • 1911 - Population: 76,847.
  • 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.
  • 1973 - Canton de Dijon-1, etc. created.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 2011 - Population: 151,672.
  • 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.
  • 2016 - Dijon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

    • References

    Timeline of Dijon Wikipedia
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