Timeline of The Hague

Prior to 19th century

~1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland.

~1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date).

~1290 - completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland.

15th century - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded.

1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.

1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active.

1516 - Printing press in operation.

1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland."

1565 - Town Hall built.

1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general."

1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.

1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built.

1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built.

1651 - Great Assembly (Netherlands) held.

1653 - Scheveningseweg (Scheveningen-The Hague) road built.

1656

Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.

Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed.

1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock.

1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt.

1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.

1708 - ‘Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication.

1726 - Honen Dal Synagogue built.

1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.

1750 - Scheurleer's circulating library in business.

1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.

1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed.

1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.

1795 - 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague.

1798 - National Library of the Netherlands established.

19th century

1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business.

1806 - Granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte

1814 - Staatscourant newspaper begins publication.

1824 - Lodewijk Constantijn Rabo Copes van Cattenburch becomes mayor.

1838

Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague.

Gymnasium Haganum (school) active.

1844 - Synagogue, The Hague built on Wagenstraat.

1845 - William of Orange monument erected on Noordeinde, The Hague.

1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established.

1853 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in business.

1863 - Haagse Dierentuin (zoo) established.

1869 - Monument erected in the Plein 1813.

1870s - Artistic "Hague School" style of painting active.

1870

Gouda–Den Haag railway begins operating.

Station Den Haag Staatsspoor (train station) opens.

1878 - James the Greater Church (The Hague) built on Parkstraat.

1884 - Hague Municipal Archive established.

1885

Hague Passage shopping arcade opens.

Grand Hotel Central in business.

1887 - Museum Mesdag opens.

1890 - Royal (restaurant) in business.

1899 - International peace conference held in The Hague.

20th century

1900 - Population: 212,211.

1903 - Haagsche Commissie Bank established.

1904 - Residentie Orchestra formed.

1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed.

1907

International peace conference held in The Hague.

Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell company and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city.

1913 - Peace Palace built.

1917 - The House of Lords (restaurant) in business.

1919 - Population: 359,610.

1921 - Asta cinema opens.

1922 - 22 July: International Permanent Court of Arbitration begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague.

1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens.

1940 - 10 May: Battle for The Hague.

1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout.

1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague.

1947 - Haagse Comedie established.

1950 - White Bridge (The Hague) rebuilt.

1952 - International Institute of Social Studies established.

1954 - Nederlands Letterkundig Museum founded.

1955 - Mobarak Mosque built.

1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai.

1969 - World Forum Convention Center opens.

1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built.

1974 - 13 September: 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague.

1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.

1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat).

1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality.

1982 - National Library of the Netherlands building opens.

1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht Air Base.

1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built.

1987 - Koolhaas's deconstructivist-style Lucent Danstheater built for the Netherlands Dance Theatre troupe.

1991 - International Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization headquartered in The Hague.

1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire.

1994 - Kinderboekenmuseum founded.

1995 - The Hague City Hall new building constructed.

1996 - Wim Deetman becomes mayor.

1998 - Calla's restaurant in business.

1999 - Museum voor Communicatie active.[1]

21st century

2002 - Regio Randstad regional governance group and Escher Museum established.

2003

Hoftoren hi-rise built.

Population: 463,826.

2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins.

2007

Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating.

Kyocera Stadion (stadium) opens.

Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built.

2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor.

2011

Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands established.

De Kroon hi-rise built.

2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality.

2014

March: International 2014 Nuclear Security Summit held in city.

Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region.