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Timeline of Hanover

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hanover, Germany.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1333 - Kreuzkirche (church) consecrated.
  • 1347 - Aegidienkirche (church) built.
  • 1366 - Marktkirche (church) built.
  • 1369 - Welfs in power.
  • 1382 - Döhrener Tower built near city.
  • 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1410 - Town Hall building expanded (approximate date).(de)
  • 1440 - Stadtbibliothek Hannover (library) founded.
  • 1529 - Hanover Schützenfest established.
  • 1550 - Alter Jüdischer Friedhof an der Oberstraße (cemetery) established.
  • 1640 - Royal Palace built.
  • 1698 - Leibniz house in use.
  • 1670 - Neustädter Kirche (church) built.
  • 1689 - Population: 11,373.
  • 1698 - Schloss Herrenhausen built near city.(de)
  • 1720 - Royal Public Library active.[1]
  • 1726 - Herrenhäuser Allee laid out.
  • 1755 - Population: 17,432.
  • 1797 - Hanover Natural History Society founded.
  • 1798 - Adressbuch der Stadt Hannover (city directory) begins publication.

    • 19th century

  • 1810 - Hanover becomes part of the Kingdom of Westphalia.
  • 1815 - City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Hanover.
  • 1821 - Population: 33,255.
  • 1824 - Calenberger Neustadt becomes part of city.
  • 1826 - Gas lighting installed.
  • 1832 - Kunstverein Hannover (art society) formed.
  • 1835 - Historischer Verein für Niedersachsen (historical society) founded.
  • 1838 - Artilleriekaserne am Steintor (military barracks) built.
  • 1844 - Hanover–Braunschweig Railway in operation.
  • 1847
  • Bremen–Hanover railway begins operating.
  • Development of Ernst-August-Stadt area begins.
  • 1851 - Thalia Society founded.
  • 1852
  • Royal Theatre built.
  • Hannoversches Tageblatt newspaper in publication.
  • 1853 - Hanoverian Southern Railway begins operating.
  • 1854 - Hannoversche Courier newspaper begins publication.
  • 1856 - Museum of Art and Science built.
  • 1861 - Population: 71,170.
  • 1864
  • Hanover–Hamburg railway in operation.
  • Stadtfriedhof Engesohde and Jüdischer Friedhof An der Strangriede (cemeteries) established.
  • 1865 - Hanover Zoo established.
  • 1866
  • Hanover becomes part of Prussia.
  • Hanover Military Riding Institute active.[2]
  • Welfenschloss (palace) built.
  • X Army Corps headquartered in Hanover.
  • Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce established.
  • 1870 - New Synagogue, Hanover built.
  • 1871 - Continental rubber manufacturer in business.
  • 1872
  • Horse-drawn tram begins operating.(de)
  • Goethe Bridge built.
  • 1879 - Hannover Hauptbahnhof rebuilt.
  • 1885 - Population: 139,731.
  • 1886 - Cumberlandsche Galerie built.
  • 1888 - Photographischer Verein founded.
  • 1889
  • Mellini-Theater opens.
  • Kestner Museum established.
  • 1891 - Hainholz, Herrenhausen, List, and Vahrenwald become part of city.
  • 1893
  • Electric tram begins operating.(de)
  • Hannoverscher Anzeiger newspaper begins publication.
  • 1895 - Lister Tower and Flusswasserkunst built.
  • 1896
  • Hannover 96 football club formed.
  • Holzmarkt Fountain installed.
  • 1897 - Music Conservatory established.
  • 1898 - Hannoversche Waggonfabrik (manufacturer) in business.

    • 1900-1945

  • 1902 - Provincial museum built.
  • 1903 - Vaterländisches Museum opens.
  • 1904 - Bismarck Tower erected.
  • 1907 - Bothfeld, Groß-Buchholz, Klein-Buchholz, Döhren, Kirchrode, Mecklenheide, Stöcken, and Wülfel become part of city.
  • 1908 - Anti-noise society formed.
  • 1911 - Schauburg (theatre) opens.
  • 1913 - New City Hall built in the Maschpark.
  • 1914
  • Stadthalle built.(de)
  • Stadtpark (Hannover) opens.
  • 1916
  • Kestnergesellschaft (modern art society) formed.
  • Duve-Brunnen (fountain) installed in the Neustädter Markt.
  • 1918
  • November: German Revolution of 1918–19.
  • Robert Leinert becomes mayor.
  • 1919
  • Deutsche Luft-Reederei begins operating its Berlin-Hannover airplane route.
  • Population: 310,431.
  • 1920
  • Linden becomes part of city.
  • Hanover Calvary School established.
  • 1921
  • Nazi Party branch established.
  • Überlandwerke und Straßenbahnen Hannover AG (public transit entity) active.
  • Hindenburg Villa in use.
  • 1923
  • German Völkisch Freedom Party branch established.
  • Nazi Niedersächsischer Beobachter weekly newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924 - Gustav Fink becomes mayor.
  • 1925
  • Arthur Menge becomes mayor.
  • Population: 422,745.
  • 1927 - Botanischer Schulgarten Burg (garden) established.
  • 1936 - Maschsee (lake) created.
  • 1937 - Henricus Haltenhoff becomes mayor.
  • 1938 - November: Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews.
  • 1939
  • September: Bombing of Hanover in World War II by Allied forces begins.
  • Population: 472,527.
  • 1942 - Ludwig Hoffmeister becomes Staatskommissare.(de)
  • 1944
  • August: Hanover-Limmer concentration camp begins operating.
  • September: Hanover-Stöcken (Continental) concentration camp begins operating.
  • November: Hanover-Ahlem concentration camp established.
  • Egon Bönner becomes Staatskommissare.(de)
  • 1945
  • February: Hanover-Mühlenberg concentration camp begins operating.
  • 10 April: Allied forces arrive.
  • April–May: Mayor, Regierungspräsident, and Oberpräsident (local government officials) appointed.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1946 - February: Flood.(de)
  • 1947
  • 1 April: Food protest.
  • Hannover Messe (trade fair) begins.
  • 1949
  • Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.
  • Europa-Haus built.
  • 1950s - Hannover War Cemetery established.
  • 1951 - Youth House built.
  • 1952
  • Landesbühne Hannover (theatre) established.
  • Trade union building built.
  • 1954
  • Niedersachsenstadion (stadium) opens.
  • Mannesmann Tower erected.
  • Frühlingsfest Hannover begins.
  • Markthalle Hannover rebuilt.
  • 1965 - Oktoberfest Hannover begins.
  • 1965 - Population: 555,228.
  • 1969 - IBM-Haus built.
  • 1970 - Norddeutsche Landesbank headquartered in city.
  • 1972 - Herbert Schmalstieg becomes mayor.
  • 1974 - Ahelm, Anderten, Bemerode, Misburg, Vinnhorst, Wettbergen, and Wülferode become part of city.
  • 1975
  • Hanover Stadtbahn begins operating.
  • Eilenriedehalle built in the Hannover Congress Centrum.
  • 1979 - Sprengel Museum opens.
  • 1987 - Klecks-Theater Hannover founded.
  • 1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway built.
  • 1992 - Hanover City Archive moves to Bokemahle in Südstadt-Bult.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • June: Expo 2000 opens.
  • Hanover S-Bahn commuter rail begins operating.
  • 2001 - Gehry Tower built.
  • 2002 - Nord/LB headquarters built.
  • 2005 - Regional Lower Saxony State Archives established, including its Hanover office.
  • 2006 - Stephan Weil becomes mayor.
  • 2008
  • Hannover City 2020 + urban planning process begins.
  • Baitus Sami Mosque built.
  • 2013 - Stefan Schostok becomes mayor.
  • 2014 - Population: 523,642.

    • References

    Timeline of Hanover Wikipedia
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