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Timeline of Munich

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

Contents

Prior to 17th century

  • 1158 - Henry the Lion builds bridge, mint, and salt-depot.
  • 1175 - Munich gains official status as city.
  • 1239 - Coat of arms of Munich in use.
  • 1240 - Otto II Wittelsbach in power.
  • 1255 - City becomes ducal residence of Upper Bavaria.
  • 1327 - Fire.
  • 1368 - Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1383 - Löwenbräu founded.
  • 1385 - Castle built.
  • 1394 - Town Hall built.
  • 1397 - Guild uprising.
  • 1429 - Fire.
  • 1482 - Johann Schauer sets up printing press.
  • 1494 - Frauenkirche consecrated.
  • 1506 - City becomes capital of Bavaria.
  • 1576 - Jesuit school built (approximate date).

    • 17th-18th centuries

  • 1609 - Catholic League founded.
  • 1617 - Hofgarten laid out.
  • 1632 - City occupied by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
  • 1634 - Bubonic plague.
  • 1638 - Mary's Column erected, Marienplatz.
  • 1653 - State opera active.
  • 1675 - Nymphenburg Palace built.
  • 1688 - Premiere of Steffani's opera Niobe.
  • 1690 - Theatine Church built.
  • 1705 - Sendlinger Mordweihnacht.
  • 1739 - Amalienburg built.
  • 1742 - Habsburgs in power.
  • 1753 - Cuvilliés Theatre built.
  • 1759 - Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded.
  • 1762
  • 28 April: Fire.
  • Hoforchester active.
  • 1781 - Premiere of Mozart's opera Idomeneo.
  • 1789 - Englischer Garten laid out.
  • 1797 - Charitable soup kitchen begins operating.

    • 19th century

    See also: Timeline of Munich/1801–1900 (in German)

  • 1800 - 2 July: City taken by French forces.
  • 1806 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Bavaria.
  • 1807
  • Viktualienmarkt active.
  • Hofgartenkaserne built.
  • Augustiner-Keller beer garden in business.[1]
  • 1808 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts established.
  • 1809 - Alte Münze in use.
  • 1810 - Wiesnwirt (Oktoberfest) begins.
  • 1818
  • National Theatre built.
  • Lese-Konditorei (reading cafe) in business.
  • 1826
  • Ludwig Maximilian University relocates to Munich.
  • Türkenkaserne built.
  • 1830
  • Ludwigstrasse laid out (approximate date).
  • Glyptothek built.
  • 1836 - Alte Pinakothek established.
  • 1837 - Allerheiligen-Hofkirche built.
  • 1839 - Train station opens.
  • 1843
  • State Library building constructed.
  • Paläontologisches Museum established.
  • 1844
  • Ludwigskirche consecrated.
  • Feldherrnhalle constructed.
  • 1848 - München-Pasing station opens.
  • 1853
  • Maximilianstraße laid out.
  • Neue Pinakothek established.
  • 1854 - Glaspalast built; city hosts First General German Industrial Exhibition
  • 1855 - Bavarian National Museum founded.
  • 1861 - Population: 148,201.
  • 1862 - Propylaea constructed.
  • 1865 - Premiere of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
  • 1867 - Royal Bavarian Music School established.
  • 1868 - State Museum of Ethnology founded.
  • 1869 - Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke created.
  • 1871
  • Haidhausen station and München Süd station open.
  • Population: 169,693.
  • 1875 - Munich Opera Festival begins.
  • 1879 - Bavarian Army Museum founded.
  • 1880
  • Bürgerliches Brauhaus formed.
  • Population: 230,023.
  • 1885
  • Bürgerbräukeller (beer hall) in business.
  • Population: 261,982.
  • 1887
  • Hofatelier Elvira founded.
  • Café Luitpold opens.
  • 1888 - Munich Stadtmuseum established.
  • 1889 - Eisenbahnkaserne built.
  • 1890 - Population: 350,594.
  • 1892
  • Rotkreuzklinikum München (hospital) opens.
  • Academic Alpine Club of Munich formed.
  • 1893
  • Munich City Archives active.
  • Kaim Orchestra formed.
  • 1894 -Production of Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle begins.
  • 1895 - Population: 407,174.
  • 1896 - Simplicissimus magazine begins publication.
  • 1898 - City hosts Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung.

    • 20th century

    See also: Timeline of Munich/1901–2000 (in German)

    1900-1945

  • 1900 - Künstlerhaus am Lenbachplatz opens.
  • 1901
  • Franz Eher publisher in business.
  • Prinzregententheater opens.
  • 1902 - Anthropologisch-Prähistorisches Sammlung des Staates formed.
  • 1903 - Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik founded.
  • 1904 - Heinrich Thannhauser's art gallery opens.
  • 1905 - Population: 538,983.
  • 1908 - New Town Hall built; Rathaus-Glockenspiel installed.
  • 1909
  • Neue Künstlervereinigung München founded.
  • Modern Gallery of contemporary art and Schackgalerie open.
  • 1910 - 12 September: Premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 8.
  • 1911
  • Hellabrunn Zoo opens.
  • Der Blaue Reiter art exhibit held.
  • 1917 - Bayerische Motoren Werke formed.
  • 1919
  • German Workers' Party founded in Munich.
  • 16 October: Hitler gives his first political speech at the Hofbräukeller.
  • City becomes capital of Bavarian Soviet Republic.
  • Population: 630,711.
  • 1920
  • Nazi paramilitary Sturmabteilung headquartered in Munich.
  • Nazi Völkischer Beobachter newspaper headquartered in Munich.
  • 1923 - 8–9 November: Nazis attempt coup ("Beer Hall Putsch").
  • 1925 - Deutsche Verkehrsausstellung 1925 (transportation exposition) held in city.
  • 1927 - Richard Strauss Conservatory founded.
  • 1929 - Lenbachhaus museum opens.
  • 1930
  • 13 September: Hitler gives campaign speech at the Circus Krone Building, prior to German federal election, 1930 on 14 September.
  • Population: 728,900.
  • 1931 - National Socialist Party headquartered in Brown House.
  • 1932
  • Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (intelligence agency) headquartered in Munich.
  • Zoologische Staatssammlung München formed.
  • 1933
  • Nazi headquarters relocated from Munich to Berlin.
  • March: Dachau concentration camp begins operating near city.
  • 1934 - Hunting museum established.
  • 1935 - Münchner Haus der Kulturinstitute built.
  • 1937
  • Führerbau constructed.
  • 18 July: House of German Art opens.
  • 19 July: "Degenerate art" exhibit held in Hofgarten.
  • 1938
  • September: Munich Agreement signed.
  • November: Kristallnacht.
  • 1939
  • Munich-Riem Airport opens.
  • Population: 829,318.
  • 1940 - June: Bombing of Munich begins.
  • 1942 - White Rose group active.
  • 1945
  • AFN Munich begins broadcasting.
  • Munich Central Collecting Point set up.
  • Denazification.
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria headquartered in Munich.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1948 - Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste established.
  • 1949 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra founded.
  • 1951 - Residenz Theatre built.
  • 1952 - Deutsches Brauereimuseum founded.
  • 1954 - Population: 908,572.
  • 1955 - Fast-food Wienerwald (restaurant) in business.
  • 1958
  • 6 February: Munich air disaster.
  • Population: 1,011,878.
  • 1959 - Munich Book Fair begins.
  • 1960
  • Munich Central Station rebuilt.
  • Convair 340 crash.
  • 1961 - Population: 1,106,298.
  • 1963 - National Theatre rebuilt.
  • 1965 - Population: 1,214,603.
  • 1966
  • Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst founded.
  • Deutsches Jagdmuseum reopens.
  • 1967 - Staatliche Antikensammlungen opens.
  • 1970 - Population: 1,311,978.
  • 1971 - U-Bahn begins operating.
  • 1972
  • S-Bahn begins operating.
  • Olympic Stadium opens; city hosts Summer Olympics; Munich massacre.
  • BMW Headquarters is established.
  • 1973 - Islamic Center of Munich built.
  • 1978 - Population: 1,296,970.
  • 1980 - Museum Witt established.
  • 1983 - City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show).
  • 1985 - Gasteig culture center opens.
  • 1988 - Munich Biennale opera festival begins.
  • 1989 - Sister city relationship established with Cincinnati, USA.
  • 1990 - Museum of Man and Nature opens.
  • 1992
  • City hosts 18th G7 summit.
  • Museum Villa Stuck opens.
  • 1993
  • Bayerische Staatskanzlei built.
  • Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding founded.
  • 1995 - Eureka Prometheus Project's VaMP driverless car goes to Copenhagen and back.
  • 1996 - City website online (approximate date).
  • 1999 - BMW Headquarters declared as protected historial building

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie formed.
  • 2002 - Pinakothek der Moderne opens.
  • 2003 - Goetz Collection opens.
  • 2006 - Ohel Jakob synagogue built.
  • 2007
  • Jewish Museum opens.
  • Population: 1,311,573.
  • 2009 - Museum Brandhorst opens.
  • 2010 - Türkentor restored.
  • 2012 - March: 2012 Munich artworks discovery.
  • 2013 - Population: 1,407,836.
  • 2014 - Dieter Reiter becomes mayor.
  • 2015
  • Migrants arrive.
  • NS-Dokumentationszentrum built.
  • 2016 - Munich shooting occurs.

    • References

    Timeline of Munich Wikipedia
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