Timeline of Liège

Prior to 18th century

721 - Catholic see relocated to Liège from Maastricht.

965 - Church of St. Martin founded.

980 - Prince-Bishopric of Liège established.

987 - Church of St. Denis founded.

1015

Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew consecrated.

Abbey of Saint Jacques founded.

1050 - St. Lambert's Cathedral dedicated.

1124 - Church of St. Gilles construction begins.

1232 - St. Paul's Cathedral construction begins.

1255 - Citadel of Liège built.

1316 - Paix de Fexhe signed, establishing a somewhat representative government in Liège.

1319 - Saint-Julien Hospice founded in Outremeuse.

1325 - Guild unrest.

1408 - 23 September: Battle of Othée.

1468

Liège sacked by forces of Charles the Bold of Burgundy.

29 October: Six hundred Franchimontois fight Burgundian forces.

1506 - Érard de La Marck becomes Prince-bishop of Liège.

1526 - Prince-Bishops' Palace construction begins.

1546 - Halle aux viandes de Liège built.

1561 - Marché de la Batte (market) active.

1594

Foire de Liège (festival) begins.

Maison Havart built on the Quai de la Goffe.

1610 - Palais Curtius built on the Quai de Maestricht.

1614 - Béguinage Saint-Esprit founded.

1616 - Collège des jésuites anglais (Liège) built.

1623 - Béguinage Saint-Christophe de Liège compound built.

1637 - April: Murder of Sébastien de La Ruelle sparks anti-Spanish rioting.

18th–19th centuries

1714 - Liège City Hall built on the Place du Marché (Liège).

1747 - Banque Nagelmackers founded.

1772 - Church of Saint Andrew, Liège built.

1775 - Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège established.

1779 - Société littéraire de Liège and Société libre d'émulation (Liège) founded.

1789 - August: Liège Revolution begins; Republic of Liège established.

1794 - St. Lambert's Cathedral dismantled.

1795 - "Union with France decreed."

1796

Liège becomes part of France.

Archives de l'État à Liège established.

1812 - Mine accident, 74 men trapped in a flooded mine.

1814 - Liège becomes part of the Netherlands.

1817

University of Liège founded.

Cockerill manufactory in business in nearby Seraing.

1820 - Royal Theatre opens.

1823 - Fort de la Chartreuse built in Amercœur.

1826 - Royal Conservatory of Liège founded.

1830 - Liège becomes part of Belgium.

1835

Ateliers de construction de La Meuse in business.

Banque Liégeoise established.

1840 - Gazette de Liège newspaper begins publication.

1842 - Liège-Guillemins railway station opens.

1848 - Avenue Blonden laid out.

1850 - Institut archéologique liégeois founded.

1853 - Parc de la Boverie established.

1856 - Société liégeoise de littérature wallonne (literary society) established.

1862 - Bibliothèque populaire communale du Centre (library) opens.

1863 - Population: 108,710.

1871 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.

1877 - Hasselt-Liège railway in operation.

1880

Montagne de Bueren (stairway) installed in Pierreuse.

Parc d'Avroy created.

1887 - Salle philharmonique de Liège (concert hall) opens on the Boulevard Piercot.

1888 - Construction of area fortifications begins.

1889 - La Revue Blanche literary magazine begins publication.

1892 - Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling race begins.

1893 - Electric tram begins operating.

1898 - Standard Liège football club formed.

20th century

1904 - Pont de Fragnée (bridge) built.

1905

April: Liège International (1905) world's fair opens.

Gare de Liège-Palais (train station) and Passerelle Mativa (footbridge) built.

1909 - Stade Maurice Dufrasne (stadium) opens.

1911

Banque Centrale de Liège established.

Palace Liège cinema opens.

1914 - August: Battle of Liège.

1919

Simenon's novel Au Pont des Arches published.

Population: 166,697.

1922 - Forum (Liège) theatre opens.

1928 - Mémorial Interallié erected.

1930

May: Exposition of 1930 (Liège) world's fair opens.

Liège Airport terminal and Pont-barrage de Monsin (bridge) open.

1937 - Port autonome de Liège established.

1939

Albert Canal (Antwerp-Liège) opens.

Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939) held.

1940 - German occupation of Belgium during World War II begins.

1944 - September: German occupation ends.

1946 - 17 September: City name changed to "Liège" (formerly "Liége").

1950 - Royal Question (political crisis) occurs.

1952 - Museum of Fine Arts' Liège Cabinet of Prints and Drawings established.

1957 - Albert Bridge, Liège rebuilt.

1960

1960–61 Winter General Strike begins.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège formed.

1962 - Musée de zoologie de Liège established.

1967 - Cité administrative (Liège) built.

1976 - Centre culturel Les Chiroux established.

1977

Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Grivegnée, Jupille, Rocourt, and Wandre become part of Liège.

RTC-Télé Liège (television) established.

1980

Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (Liège) opens.

Maison de la science (Liège) established.

1981 - Opera Cinema in business.

1985

Lawsuit Gravier v City of Liège decided.

Musée des transports en commun de Liège founded.

1991

18 July: Politician Cools assassinated in Cointe.

La Zone music venue opens.

1992 - Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie museum active.

1993

La Batte remodelled.

Le Churchill cinema opens.

1996 - Soundstation cultural space opens.

1997 - La Meuse newspaper begins publication.

1999 - Willy Demeyer becomes mayor.

21st century

2000 - Pont du Pays de Liège (bridge) and Tunnel de Cointe open.

2007

Festival international du film policier de Liège begins.

Haute École de la Province de Liège (college) established.

2008 - Le Sauvenière cinema opens.

2009 - Liège-Guillemins railway station rebuilt.

2011 - 13 December: 2011 Liège attack occurs on Place Saint-Lambert.

2012 - 2012 Tour de France cycling race starts from Liège.

2013 - Population: 195,576.

2014 - Financial Tower built.