Timeline of Aachen
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Prior to 14th century
- 451 – Town "pillaged by the Huns."[1]
- 786 – Palace of Charlemagne construction begins.[2]
- 796 – Palatine Chapel construction begins (approximate date).
- 799 – Karlsschützengilde (militia) formed.[3]
- 813 – 13 September: Coronation of Louis the Pious as King of the Franks.[4]
- 814 – 28 January: Death of Charlemagne.[5]
- 816 – Catholic Council of Aachen establishes the Rule of Aix.
- 936 – 7 August: Coronation of King of Germany Otto I in Aachen Cathedral.
- 961 – Coronation of Otto II.
- 983
- 1028 – Coronation of Henry III as King of Germany.
- 1054 – Coronation of Henry IV
- 1087 – Coronation of Conrad II.
- 1099 – Coronation of Henry V as King of Germany.
- 1125 – Coronation of Lothair II as King of the Romans.
- 1138 – Coronation of Conrad III as King of the Romans.
- 1147 – Coronation of Henry Berengar as King of Germany.
- 1152 – Coronation of Frederick I as King of the Romans.
- 1169 – Coronation of Henry VI as King of the Romans.
- 1198 – Coronation of Otto IV.
- 1205 – Coronation of Philip of Swabia.
- 1215
- Coronation of Frederick II.
- Karlsschrein (shrine of Charlemagne) built in cathedral.[4]
- 1222 – Coronation of Henry as German King.
- 1248 – Siege of Aachen; followed by coronation of William II of Holland.
- 1257 – Coronation of Richard as King of the Romans.
- 1273 – Coronation of Rudolph I.
- 1292 – Coronation of Adolf, King of Germany.
- 1298 – Coronation of Albert I.
- late 13th century – Ponttor (city gate) built, first mentioned in 1320.[6]
- 1300 – Marschiertor (gate) built (approximate date).
14th–18th centuries
- 1306 – Aachen becomes a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1309 – Coronation of Henry VII as King of the Romans.
- 1314 – Coronation of Louis IV as King of the Romans.
- 1349 – Coronation of Charles IV as King of the Romans.
- 1353 – Aachen Town Hall built.[4]
- 1376 – Coronation of Wenceslaus IV as King of Germany.
- 1414 – Coronation of Sigismund as King of the Romans.
- 1442 – Coronation of Frederick III as King of the Romans.
- 1486 – Coronation of Maximilian I as King of the Romans.
- 1520 – Coronation of Charles V as King of Germany.
- 1531 – Coronation of Ferdinand I as King of Germany.
- 1580 – Protestant Reformation (approximate date).
- 1601 – Population: 14,171.
- 1614 – August: Siege of Aachen.
- 1656 – Fire.
- 1668 – May: Town hosts signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668).[7]
- 1748 – April: Town hosts international Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle and signing of treaty.[7]
- 1787 – Aachen Symphony Orchestra active.
- 1794 – Town occupied by French forces.[5]
- 1795 – Population: 23,413.
19th century
- 1801
- Town becomes part of France, per Peace of Lunéville.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen established.[8]
- 1815 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Prussia, per Congress of Vienna.
- 1817
- 1818 – October: Town hosts international Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle.
- 1825
- Theater Aachen opens.
- Lower Rhenish Music Festival held.
- 1834 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held; performers include Frédéric Chopin.
- 1840 – Population: 44,289.
- 1841 – Cologne-Aachen railway begins operating.
- 1846 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held, directed by Felix Mendelssohn; performers include Jenny Lind.
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- 1849 – Reuters news agency in business.[11]
- 1853 – Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway begins operating.
- 1857 – Lower Rhenish Music Festival held, directed by Franz Liszt.
- 1859 – Church of Our Lady built.[12]
- 1867 – Population: 67,923.[13]
- 1870 – Polytechnikum (school) opens.
- 1880 – Tram begins operating.
- 1885
- Verein für Kunde der Aachener Vorzeit (history association) founded.
- Population: 95,321.
- 1888 – Church of St. James built.[12]
- 1890 – Population: 103,470.[4]
- 1895 – Electric tram begins operating.
- 1897 – Burtscheid becomes part of Aachen.
- 1900 – Alemannia Aachen football club formed.
20th century
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- 1905 – Aachen Hauptbahnhof (railway station) opens.
- 1908 – Jünglingverein Sankt Jakob Aachen (sport club) formed.
- 1919 – Population: 145,748.[14]
- 1923 – October: Rhenish Republic established.
- 1924 – Rhenish Republic ends.
- 1928 – Tivoli stadium opens.
- 1942 – Forced labour camp established in the Burtscheid district.[15]
- 1944
- April: Forced labour camp moved from Burtscheid to the Steinebrück district.[15]
- May: Forced labour camp in Steinebrück dissolved.[15]
- October: Battle of Aachen. Americans capture city.
- 1949 – Aachen I parliamentary district created.
- 1950 – Zimmertheater Aachen founded.
- 1951 – Theater Aachen rebuilt.
- 1954 – Elysee Theatre re-opens.[16]
- 1956 – Belvedere Water Tower built.
- 1959 – Scotch-Club opens.
- 1960 – Aachener Tierpark (zoo) established.[17]
- 1961 – Museum established in Frankenberg Castle.
- 1965 – Computermuseum Aachen founded.
- 1968 – Bilal Mosque built.[18]
- 1970 – July: Aachen Open Air Pop Festival held.
- 1971
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences established.
- Population: 176,626.
- 1972
- Brand becomes part of Aachen.
- Kurt Malangré becomes mayor.
- Population: 238,570.
- 1980 – Rugby Club Aachen formed.
- 1985 – Klinikum Aachen opens.
- 1986
- First independent Theatre (Theater 99) opens
- Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (art nonprofit) founded.[19]
- 1989 – Jürgen Linden becomes mayor.
- 2000 – Karlsgarten (garden) opens.[20]
21st century
- 2003 – Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway in operation.
- 2006 – Host of World Equestrian Games.
- 2009
- New Tivoli stadium opens.
- Marcel Philipp becomes mayor.[21]
- City becomes part of Städteregion Aachen.
- 2012 – Population: 240,086.
- 2015 – City hosts the 2015 European Dressage Championships.
- 2019 – Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration signed by French president Macron and German Federal Chancellor Merkel.
- 2020 – Sibylle Keupen becomes first female mayor.
- 2025 – Michael Ziemons becomes mayor.
See also
- Aachen history
- List of mayors of Aachen
- History of Aachen
- Timelines of other cities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:(de) Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster
