Timeline of Nice

Prior to 19th century

262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.

859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.

880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.

1388 - Dedication of Nice to Savoy effected.

1538 - Peace treaty signed in Nice.

1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.

1545 - Pont-Vieux, Nice (bridge) rebuilt.

1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.

1564 - Major earthquake.

1699 - Sainte-Réparate Cathedral built.

1706 - Castle of Nice demolished.

1720

Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Medical school established.

1724 - Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice church built.

1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.

1772 - Gazette de Nice newspaper begins publication.

1780 - Route Royale Nice-Turin paved.

1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.

1784 - Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Nice built.

1790 - Public library founded.

1793

Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.

Population: 24,117.

19th century

1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.^(fr)

1812 - Lycée Masséna (school) opens.

1814 - Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.

1832 - 25 April: Religious Vow of Nice taken in response to cholera epidemic.

1852

Église Notre-Dame-des-Grâces (church) built.

English circulating library active.

1854 - Jardin Albert 1er (park) opens.

1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.

1856 - Population: 44,091.

1860 - Annexation of the County of Nice to France.

1861 - Francization begins.

1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.

1864 - Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.

1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice established.

1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.

1879

Horsecar tramway begins operating.

Le Petit Niçois newspaper begins publication.

1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.

1882

Promenade of Nice built.

Pont-Neuf (Nice) (bridge) demolished.

1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.

1884 - Casino municipal de Nice built.

1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.

1886 - Synagogue de Nice built.

1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.

1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.

1891

4 October: Garibaldi monument, Nice unveiled in Place Garibaldi.

Population: 88,273.

1892

Gare du Sud built.

Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.

1896 - Monument du Centenaire erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.

1900-1944

1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

1901 - Population: 105,109.

1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.

1904

Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.

Promenade des Anglais extended.

1911 - Population: 142,940.

1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.

1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.

1919

Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.

Victorine Studios of film established.

1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.

1928 - Palais des Arts opens.

1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.

1931 - Population: 219,549.

1933 - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice de Nice (church) built.

1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.

1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.

1944

26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.^(fr)

28 August: Battle of Nice.

1945-1990s

1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.

1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.

1954

Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.

Population: 244,360.

1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.

1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.

1963 - Musée Matisse opens.

1968 - Population: 322,442.

1973

Nice University Hospital established.

Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 created.

1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.

1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.^(fr)

1982

Canton of Nice-12, 13, and 14 created.

Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.

1988 - Le Standard de Nice newspaper begins publication.

1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.

1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.

1999

Forum d'urbanisme et d'architecture established.

Population: 342,738.

2000s

2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.

2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.

2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.

2010s

2011

Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.

Population: 344,064.

2013 - Allianz Riviera stadium opens.

2014 - March: Nice municipal election, 2014 held.

2015

October: 2015 Alpes-Maritimes flood occurs.

December: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 2015 held.

2016 - Terrorist attack kills at least 84 and injures 202.