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Timeline of Lille

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

Contents

Prior to 17th century

  • 1213 - Town besieged by forces of Philip II of France.
  • 1236 - Hospice Comtesse built.
  • 1297 - Town besieged by forces of Philip IV of France.
  • 1304 - French in power.
  • 1369 - Louis II, Count of Flanders in power.
  • 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1430 - Hotel de Ville built.
  • 1445 - Population: 25,000.
  • 1454 - Feast of the Pheasant.
  • 1459 - Noble Tower built.
  • 1460s - Hospice Gantois founded.
  • 1473 - Palais Rihour built.
  • 1531 - Lille customary laws codified (approximate date).
  • 1535 - Latin school established.
  • 1592 - Municipal college established.

    • 17th-18th centuries

  • 1605 - Military hospital founded.
  • 1617 - Porte de Gand (gate) constructed.
  • 1622 - Porte de Roubaix (gate) constructed.
  • 1667 - Siege of Lille.
  • 1668 - Lille becomes part of France.
  • 1670 - Citadel constructed.
  • 1675 - St. Madeleine Church, Lille construction begins.
  • 1692 - Porte de Paris (Lille) (gate) constructed.
  • 1701
  • Pont-Neuf built.
  • Church of Saint-André, Lille construction begins.
  • 1708 - Siege of Lille.
  • 1717 - Grand' Garde built.
  • 1748 - Church of Saint-Étienne built.
  • 1785 - Opera house built.
  • 1790
  • Lille becomes part of the Nord souveraineté.
  • Municipal elections begin.
  • Public library founded.
  • 1792 - City besieged by Austrian forces.
  • 1793 - Population: 66,761.

    • 19th century

  • 1802 - Société des amateurs des sciences et des arts founded.
  • 1809 - Art museum opens.
  • 1822 - Natural history museum founded.
  • 1837 - Palais de Justice built.
  • 1839 - Commission historique du Nord founded.
  • 1844 - Column of the Goddess erected.
  • 1846 - Paris-Lille railway built.
  • 1848 - Gare de Lille Flandres (rail station) built.
  • 1854 - École des arts industriels et des mines established.
  • 1855 - Notre Dame Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1856 - Population: 78,641.
  • 1858 - Esquermes, Fives, and Wazemmes become part of Lille.
  • 1861 - Population: 131,727.
  • 1866 - Population: 154,749.
  • 1870 - Prefecture built.
  • 1872 - Saint-Maurice church restored.
  • 1875 - Catholic University established.
  • 1876 - Population: 162,775.
  • 1878 - Palais Rameau built.
  • 1880 - Société de géographie de Lille founded.
  • 1886 - Population: 188,272.
  • 1888 - Musee Commercial et Colonial opens.
  • 1892
  • Palais des Beaux-Arts built.
  • Gare de Lille Flandres (rail station) rebuilt.
  • 1894 - Institut de chimie founded.
  • 1896 - Population: 216,276.
  • 1899 - Institut Pasteur established.

    • 1900-1940s

  • 1906 - Population: 205,602.
  • 1909 - Tramway begins operating.
  • 1911 - Population: 217,807.
  • 1913
  • Roman Catholic diocese of Lille established.
  • Opéra de Lille built.
  • 1914 - German occupation begins.
  • 1918 - October 17: City liberated by British.
  • 1924 - Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme founded.
  • 1925 - Roger Salengro elected mayor.
  • 1932 - Lille City Hall built.
  • 1940 - May: Siege of Lille.
  • 1941 - Echo du Nord begins publication.
  • 1944
  • September - City liberated by Allied forces.
  • Lille Olympique Sporting Club formed.
  • 1947 - Lille Airport in operation.
  • 1948 - Jardin des Plantes de Lille established.

    • 1950s-1990s

  • 1967 - Urban Community of Lille Métropole formed.
  • 1968 - Lille courthouse built.
  • 1970 - Lille 2 University of Health and Law and Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie established.
  • 1973 - Pierre Mauroy becomes mayor.
  • 1976 - Orchestre national de Lille formed.
  • 1977 - Hellemmes becomes an associated part of Lille.
  • 1983 - Lille Metro begins operating.
  • 1984 - École de communication visuelle opens.
  • 1987 - Socialist Party national congress held in Lille.
  • 1986 - Lille Marathon begins.
  • 1988 - Advanced European Institute of Management established.
  • 1989 - Transpole formed.
  • 1990 - École Nouvelle d'Ingénieurs en Communication founded.
  • 1991 - Institut d'études politiques de Lille established.
  • 1992 - Institut Lillois d'Ingénierie de la Santé founded.
  • 1993
  • Paris-Lille TGV train begins operating.
  • Gare de Lille Europe built.
  • 1994
  • Euralille (shopping mall) opens.
  • Eurostar train begins operating.
  • 1999
  • Lille Cathedral built.
  • Population: 184,657.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Lomme becomes an associated part of Lille.
  • 2001
  • March: Lille municipal election, 2001 held.
  • Martine Aubry becomes mayor.
  • 2003 - Institut technologique européen d'entrepreneuriat et de management established.
  • 2004 - Lille designated a European Capital of Culture.
  • 2006 - Population: 226,014.
  • 2009 - Université Lille Nord de France formed.
  • 2011 - Population: 227,533.
  • 2014 - March: Lille municipal election, 2014 held.
  • 2015 - December: Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Lille becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.

    • References

    Timeline of Lille Wikipedia
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