Timeline of Le Mans
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Prior to 18th century
- 3rd C. – Wall built around Vindunum.[1]
- 4th C. - Julian of Le Mans becomes bishop.
- 5th C. – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans established.[2]
- 6th C. – Le Mans Cathedral rebuilding begins.[3]
- 832 – Aldric of Le Mans becomes bishop.
- 1063 – William the Conqueror in power.[1]
- 1120 – Le Mans Cathedral consecrated.[3]
- 1133 – 5 March: Birth of Henry (later king of England).
- 1189 – Philip II of France in power.[1]
- 1508 – Maine customary laws published.[4]
- 1558 – Hôtel de Vignolles built.[5]
- 1562 – Le Mans sacked by Huguenots.[6]
18th–19th centuries
- 1756 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built.[1]
- 1760 – Prefecture built.[1]
- 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.[7]
- 1793
- December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).[1]
- Population: 18,855.[7]
- 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.[1]
- 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
- 1856 – Le Mans Chamber of Commerce established.[9]
- 1857 - Notre Dame de Sainte Croix completed.
- 1866 – Population: 45,230.[7]
- 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.[1]
- 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.[10]
- 1875 – Société historique et archéologique du Maine founded.[11]
- 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.[12]
- 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1888 – Gare du Mans-les-Halles (rail station) opens.
20th century
- 1906
- Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
- Population: 54,907.[1]
- 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.[13]
- 1911 – Population: 69,361.[14]
- 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.[15]
- 1936 – Population: 84,525.[7]
- 1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the Battle of France.
- 1944
- 8 August: Germans ousted by Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy.
- Le Maine Libre newspaper begins publication.
- 1946 – Population: 100,455.[7]
- 1947 – Jean-Yves Chapalain becomes mayor.[16]
- 1965 – Jacques Maury becomes mayor.[16]
- 1967
- 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.[17]
- 1977
- Le Mans University opens.
- Robert Jarry becomes mayor.[16]
- 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.[17]
- 1982
- Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
- Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.[17]
- 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.[17]
- 1985 Le Mans FC founded.
- 1988 – Médiathèque Louis-Aragon du Mans opens in the Quartier des Halles (Le Mans).
- 1989 – Palais des congrès et de la culture du Mans opens.[citation needed]
- 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.[17]
- 1995 – Antarès arena and Musée Vert (museum)[18] open.
- 1999 – Population: 146,105.[7]
21st century
- 2001
- Cityglace ice rink opens.
- Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.[16]
- 2002 – Le Mans fait son cirque (circus) begins.[19]
- 2005 – November: Socialist Party national congress held in Le Mans.
- 2006 – 9 March: Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis occurs near Le Mans.
- 2007 – Le Mans tramway begins operating.[20]
- 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.[21]
- 2011 – Population: 143,240.
- 2014 – March: Le Mans municipal election, 2014 held.
- 2015 – December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 held.[22]
See also
- Le Mans history
- History of Le Mans
- List of mayors of Le Mans
- List of heritage sites in Le Mans
- List of bishops of Le Mans
- County of Maine history
- List of Counts and dukes of Maine, 8th–18th c., centered in Le Mans
- other cities in the Pays de la Loire region
