Timeline of Dijon
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Prior to 20th century
- c.274 - Roman emperor Aurelian surrounds the town with ramparts.[1]
- c.500 – Battle of Dijon
- c.580 – Description of Dijon by Gregory of Tours in Historia Francorum (Book III, Chapter 19).
- 1098 – Cîteaux Abbey founded near Dijon.
- 1137 – Fire accident.[2]
- 1182 - Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy confers communal privileges on the town.[1]
- 1183 - Philip II of France confirms the communal privileges.[1]
- 1200 – Dijon mustard introduced (approximate date).[3]
- 1334 - Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon consecrated.[1]
- 1364 - Dijon City Hall built.
- 1382 - Public clock installed.[2][4]
- 1383 - Carthusian Champmol monastery founded near Dijon.
- 1393 - Dijon Cathedral consecrated.
- 1405 - "Well of Moses" sculpture created for the Champmol monastery near Dijon.
- 1460 – Tower of Philip the Good built.
- 1491 – Printing press in operation.[5]
- 1513 – Siege of Dijon by 50,000 Swiss and Germans.[1]
- 1595 - The town opened is gates to Henry IV of France
- 1683 - Birth of Jean-Philippe Rameau, later a composer and music theorist.[1]
- 1689 – Salle des États at the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy completed.[6]
- 1708 – Public library opens.[7][8](fr)
- 1709 – St. Anne's Church, Dijon built.
- 1722 – University of Dijon founded.[9]
- 1731 – Roman Catholic diocese of Dijon established.[10]
- 1740 – Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon constituted.[11]
- 1763 – Jesuits expelled.
- 1784 - Birth of François Rude, later a sculptor.[1]
- 1787 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon established.
- 1790 – Dijon becomes part of the Côte-d'Or department.
- 1793 – Population: 20,760.
- 1802 – Sainte-Chapelle de Dijon demolished.[12]
- 1828 – Grand Theatre built.
- 1832 – Burgundy Canal and Port du canal de Dijon open.
- 1833 – Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (garden) established.[13]
- 1858 – Dijon Exhibition held.
- 1863 – Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge in business.[14]
- 1868 – Le Bien Public newspaper in publication.
- 1870 – October: Battle of Dijon.[15]
- 1879 – Dijon Synagogue built.
- 1886 – Population: 60,855.[16]
- 1893 – Lycée Carnot (Dijon) (school) opens.
- 1899 – Carnot monument erected in the Place de la République (Dijon).[15]
20th century
- 1911 – Population: 76,847.[17]
- 1914 – Cinéma Le Darcy opens.
- 1920 – Cinéma Eldorado opens.
- 1934 – Stade Gaston Gérard (stadium) opens.
- 1938 – Magnin Museum established.
- 1946 – Population: 100,664.
- 1947 – Rude Museum established.
- 1956 – Dijon exhibition grounds opens.
- 1962 – Gare de Dijon-Ville rebuilt.
- 1970 – University of Burgundy established.[9]
- 1973 - Canton de Dijon-1, etc. created.[citation needed]
- 1975 – Population: 151,705.
- 1977 – Palais des Sports de Dijon (arena) opens.
- 1980
- Florissimo flower show begins.
- Musée d'art sacré de Dijon opens.
- 1981 – Hôtel de région (Bourgogne) built in Dijon for the Bourgogne regional council.(fr)
- 1990 – Parc de la Toison d'Or (amusement park) opens.
- 1995 – Festival international du court-métrage de Dijon begins.
- 1998
- Dijon Auditorium opens.
- Dijon FCO football club formed.
21st century
- 2003 – May: Socialist Party national congress held in Dijon.
- 2005 – Zénith de Dijon assembly hall opens.
- 2009 – Elithis tower office building constructed.
- 2010 – November: Hostel fire.[18]
- 2012
- Dijon tramway begins operating.
- Population: 152,071.
- 2014
- March: Dijon municipal election, 2014 held.
- 21 December: 2014 Dijon attack.
- 2015
- François Rebsamen becomes mayor.
- December: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional election, 2015 held.[19]
- 2016 – Dijon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
- 2020 – 11–17 June: 2020 Dijon riots
See also
- Dijon history
- List of mayors of Dijon
- List of heritage sites in Dijon
- History of Burgundy region
- other cities in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
