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Timeline of Le Havre

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1516 - Harbour construction begins.
  • 1672 - Le Havre becomes the "entrepôt of the French East India Company."
  • 1694 - Le Havre besieged by Anglo-Dutch forces during the Nine Years' War.
  • 1750 - Journal du Havre newspaper begins publication.
  • 1752 - Almanach de la Marine au Havre published.
  • 1772 - City directory published.
  • 1790 - Le Havre becomes part of the Seine Inférieure souveraineté.
  • 1800 - Bibliothèque municipale du Havre (library) opens.
  • 1806 - Population: 19,482.
  • 1833 - Société havraise d'études diverses founded.
  • 1839 - Courrier du Havre newspaper begins publication.
  • 1845 - Musée des Beaux-Arts opens.
  • 1847 - Paris–Le Havre railway begins operating.
  • 1848 - Banque Chalot founded.
  • 1851 - Population: 56,964.
  • 1857 - Le Havre City Hall built.
  • 1864 - Crédit havrais (bank) established.
  • 1868 - Le Havre newspaper begins publication.
  • 1874 - Tram begins operating.
  • 1876 - Population: 92,068.
  • 1881
  • Petit Havre newspaper begins publication.
  • Muséum d'histoire naturelle du Havre opens.
  • 1884 - Société de géographie du Havre founded.
  • 1886 - Population: 112,074.
  • 1888 - Cantons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 created.

    • 20th century

  • 1904 - Havre-Eclair newspaper begins publication.
  • 1905 - Le Havre sports football club formed.
  • 1911 - Population: 136,159.
  • 1913 - Société linnéenne de la Seine-Maritime founded.
  • 1919 - The village of Graville-Sainte-Honnorine is annexed by Le Havre.
  • 1928 - Havre escalator begins operating.
  • 1932 - Gare du Havre rebuilt.
  • 1940 - May: Bombing of city by German forces begins.
  • 1945 - Rebuilding begins ("75% of Le Havre was leveled in Second World War").(fr)
  • 1958 - Le Havre City Hall rebuilt.
  • 1961 - Musée Maison de la Culture opens.
  • 1968 - Le Havre presse newspaper in publication.
  • 1971 - André Duroméa becomes mayor.
  • 1974 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre established.
  • 1975 - Population: 217,882.
  • 1984 - Le Havre twinned with Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.
  • 1985 - Le Havre twinned with Dalian, China.
  • 1990 - Population: 195,854.
  • 1995 - Antoine Rufenacht becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2008 - Hanging Gardens, Le Havre established.
  • 2010
  • Édouard Philippe becomes mayor.
  • Population: 177,259.
  • 2011
  • Le Havre twinned with Magdeburg, Germany.
  • Population: 174,156.
  • 2012 - Le Havre tramway begins operating.
  • 2014 - March: Havre municipal election, 2014 held.
  • 2015 - December: Normandy regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Le Havre becomes part of Normandy (French region).

    • References

    Timeline of Le Havre Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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