Timeline of Bergen
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Prior to 19th century
- 1070s CE - Bergen founded by Olaf Kyrre (approximate date).[1][2][3]
- 1080 - Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date).[4]
- 1153 - Bergen Cathedral School founded.
- 1163 - Coronation of Magnus V of Norway.
- 1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date).
- 1181
- Battle of Bergen (1181) occurs.[5]
- First recorded historical reference to Bergen Cathedral.[3]
- 1194 - 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway.[6]
- 1247 - 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway.
- 1261
- 11 September: Magnus-Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall.[7]
- 14 September: Coronation of Magnus VI of Norway.
- 1280 - Coronation of Eric II of Norway.
- 1350s - Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen.[7]
- 1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393).
- 1429 - Battle of Bergen (1429) occurs.
- 1531 - Christ Church, Bergen demolished.
- 1665 - 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs.[3]
- 1684 - Birth of Ludvig Holberg, writer and poet.[3]
- 1702 - Fire.[3]
- 1721 - Peter Nørvig printer in business.[8][9]
- 1769 - Population: 18,827.[10]
- 1764 - End of membership of the Hanseatic League.[3]
- 1794 - Foundation of the local branch of the theatrical society Det Dramatiske Selskab.
- Birgithe Kühle publishes the magazine Provincial-Lecture.
19th century
- 1800 - The first theater, Komediehuset på Engen, is built.
- 1807 - Birth of Johan Sebastian Welhaven, "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature".[3]
- 1825 - Bergen Museum founded.[11][3]
- 1837 - Carsten B. Conradi becomes mayor.
- 1838 - Bergen Art Union founded.[11]
- 1843 - Birth of Edvard Grieg, future composer and pianist.[3]
- 1850 - Det norske Theater (Bergen) opens.[11]
- 1851 - Bergen Steamship Company in business.
- 1853 - Stølen School established.[12][13]
- 1855
- Fire.[3]
- Bergens Privatbank[14] and Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (shipyard)[citation needed] established.
- 1867 - Bergen kretsfengsel (prison) built.
- 1868
- Bergens Tidende (newspaper) begins publication.[9]
- Christiestøtten (monument) erected.
- 1872 - Hanseatic Museum established.[15]
- 1873 - Causative agent of leprosy, the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.[16]
- 1875 - Population: 54,436.[10][17]
- 1876 - Bergens Kreditbank established.[14]
- 1882
- Bergen Telefonkompani (phone company) begins operating.[7]
- Bergens Moralvernforening ("moral protection" group) founded.
- 1883 - Voss Line railway begins operating.[7]
- 1887 - West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established.
- 1890 - Gulating Court of Appeal established.[citation needed]
- 1894 - Bergen Historical Society founded.[18]
- 1900 - Population: 72,179.[3]
20th century
- 1905 - Arbeidsstuer for barn i Bergen (teaching facility) established.
- 1909
- Den Nationale Scene (theatre) built.
- Bergen Kunsthåndverksskole (school) founded.[citation needed]
- 1910
- Braille library established.[19]
- Population: 104,224.[10][20]
- 1915 - Bergen Chamber of Commerce founded.[9]
- 1916 - January: Bergen fire of 1916.
- 1917 - Grieg statue erected in Byparken (Bergen).
- 1919 - Protestant Dagen newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1920 - Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (utility) established.[9]
- 1927 - Bergensavisen newspaper in publication.[9]
- 1929 - Grand Hotel Terminus built.
- 1930 - Chr. Michelsen Institute established.[citation needed]
- 1933 - Bergen Courthouse built.
- 1935
- Fana Gymnas (school) active.
- Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor.
- 1936 - Norwegian School of Economics established.
- 1944
- 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944.
- 4 October: Bombing of Laksevåg near Bergen.
- Submarine "Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour.
- 1945 - Nils Handal becomes mayor.
- 1946
- University of Bergen established.[21]
- Forum kino (cinema) built.
- 1949 - Gamle Bergen Museum established.
- 1950 - Population: 162,381.[10]
- 1955 - Medieval Bryggen inscriptions discovered.
- 1967 - Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.[22]
- 1970
- 29 November: Body of Isdal Woman found.
- Population: 209,066.[10]
- 1972 - Arna, Åsane, Fana, and Laksevåg become part of city.[7]
- 1973
- Vestlandets kunstakademi (art school) opens.
- Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor.
- 1974 - Bergen City Hall built.
- 1975 - Bergen Bank established.
- 1976 - Muslim Association of Bergen founded.[23]
- 1979
- Bergen byarkiv (city archives) established.
- Bryggen designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1982 - Studentradioen i Bergen (radio) begins broadcasting.
- 1986
- 3 May: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held.
- Electronic toll collection introduced.
- 1992
- TV 2 (Norway) begins broadcasting.[9]
- Islamic Cultural Centre established.[23]
- 1996 - Bergen National Academy of the Arts established.
21st century
- 2001
- Bergen Kunsthall (art space) active.
- Population: 232,989.[10]
- 2002
- Hordaland Police District headquartered in Bergen.
- Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment begins.
- 2005
- 14 September: Hatlestad mudslide occurs.
- Bergen City Museum foundation established.
- 2006 - 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform.[24]
- 2009
- November: Gingerbread house sacked.[25]
- Bergensbanen minutt for minutt slow television programme created.[26]
- 2010 - Bergen Light Rail begins operating.
- 2011 - Trude Drevland becomes mayor.
- 2015 - 2015 Bergen municipal election held.
See also
- Bergen history
- History of Bergen
- List of mayors of Bergen
- List of cultural heritage sites in Bergen
- List of fires in Bergen
- List of monuments in Bergen
- List of years in Norway
- Timelines of other cities in Norway: Oslo