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- First recorded historical reference to Bergen Cathedral.[3]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