Timeline of Liège
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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Liège, Belgium.
Prior to 18th century
- ca.558 - St Monulph, bishop of Tongres, built a chapel.[1]
- 721 - Catholic see relocated to Liège from Maastricht.[2]
- 965 - Church of St. Martin founded.[3]
- 980 - Prince-Bishopric of Liège established.[4]
- 987 - Church of St. Denis founded.[3]
- 1015
- Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew consecrated.[3]
- Abbey of Saint Jacques founded.[3]
- 1050 - St. Lambert's Cathedral dedicated.[3]
- 1124 - Church of St. Gilles construction begins.
- 1232 - St. Paul's Cathedral construction begins.[3]
- 1255 - Citadel of Liège built.
- 1316 - Paix de Fexhe signed, establishing a somewhat representative government in Liège.[1][4]
- 1319 - Saint-Julien Hospice founded in Outremeuse.
- 1325 - Guild unrest.[4]
- 1408 - 23 September: Battle of Othée.[4]
- 1468
- Liège sacked by forces of Charles the Bold of Burgundy.[3][1]
- 29 October: Six hundred Franchimontois fight Burgundian forces.
- 1506 - Érard de La Marck becomes Prince-bishop of Liège.[3]
- 1526 - Prince-Bishops' Palace construction begins.
- 1546 - Halle aux viandes de Liège built.
- 1561 - Marché de la Batte (market) active.
- 1594
- Foire de Liège (festival) begins.
- Maison Havart built on the Quai de la Goffe.
- 1610 - Palais Curtius built on the Quai de Maestricht.
- 1614 - Béguinage Saint-Esprit founded.
- 1616 - Collège des jésuites anglais (Liège) built.
- 1623 - Béguinage Saint-Christophe de Liège compound built.
- 1637 - April: Murder of Sébastien de La Ruelle sparks anti-Spanish rioting.
18th–19th centuries
- 1702 - Liége taken by The duke of Marlborough [1]
- 1714 - Liège City Hall built on the Place du Marché (Liège).
- 1747 - Banque Nagelmackers founded.[5]
- 1772 - Church of Saint Andrew, Liège built.[citation needed]
- 1775 - Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège established.
- 1779 - Société littéraire de Liège and Société libre d'émulation (Liège) founded.
- 1789 - August: Liège Revolution begins; Republic of Liège established.
- 1794 - St. Lambert's Cathedral sacked.[1]
- 1795 - "Union with France decreed."[3]
- 1796
- 1812 - Mine accident, 74 men trapped in a flooded mine.[8]
- 1815 - Liège becomes part of the Netherlands, viz. the Congress of Vienna.[6][1]
- 1817
- University of Liège founded.
- Cockerill manufactory in business in nearby Seraing.[9]
- 1820 - Royal Theatre opens.
- 1823 - Fort de la Chartreuse built in Amercœur.
- 1826 - Royal Conservatory of Liège founded.
- 1830 - Liège becomes part of Belgium.[6][1]
- 1835
- Ateliers de construction de La Meuse in business.
- Banque Liégeoise established.[5]
- 1840 - Gazette de Liège newspaper begins publication.[10][11]
- 1842 - Liège-Guillemins railway station opens.
- 1848 - Avenue Blonden laid out.
- 1850 - Institut archéologique liégeois founded.[12]
- 1853 - Parc de la Boverie established.
- 1856 - Société liégeoise de littérature wallonne (literary society) established.[13]
- 1862 - Bibliothèque populaire communale du Centre (library) opens.[14]
- 1863 - Population: 108,710.[15]
- 1868 - Equestrian statue of Charlemagne unveiled.[16]
- 1871 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1875 - Population: 117,600.[1]
- 1877 - Hasselt-Liège railway in operation.
- 1880
- Montagne de Bueren (stairway) installed in Pierreuse.
- Parc d'Avroy created.
- 1887 - Salle philharmonique de Liège (concert hall) opens on the Boulevard Piercot.
- 1888 - Construction of area fortifications begins.[1]
- 1889 - La Revue Blanche literary magazine begins publication.
- 1892 - Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling race begins.[17]
- 1893 - Electric tram begins operating.
- 1898 - Standard Liège football club formed.
- 1900 - Population: 157,760.[1]
20th century
- 1904 - Pont de Fragnée (bridge) built.
- 1905
- April: Liège International (1905) world's fair opens.
- Gare de Liège-Palais (train station) and Passerelle Mativa (footbridge) built.
- Population: 168,532.[1]
- 1909 - Stade Maurice Dufrasne (stadium) opens.
- 1911
- Banque Centrale de Liège established.[5]
- Palace Liège cinema opens.
- 1914 - August: Battle of Liège.[18]
- 1919
- 1922 - Forum (Liège) theatre opens.
- 1928 - Interallied Memorial of Cointe erected.
- 1930
- May: Exposition of 1930 (Liège) world's fair opens.
- Liège Airport terminal and Pont-barrage de Monsin (bridge) open.
- 1937 - Port of Liège established.
- 1939
- Albert Canal (Antwerp-Liège) opens.
- Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939) held.
- 1940 - German occupation of Belgium during World War II begins.
- 1944 - September: German occupation ends.
- 1946 - 17 September: City name changed to "Liège" (formerly "Liége").
- 1950 - Royal Question (political crisis) occurs.[21]
- 1952 - Museum of Fine Arts' Liège Cabinet of Prints and Drawings established.
- 1957 - Albert Bridge, Liège rebuilt.
- 1960
- 1960–61 Winter General Strike begins.
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège formed.
- 1962 - Musée de zoologie de Liège established.
- 1967
- 1976 - Centre culturel Les Chiroux established.
- 1977
- 1980
- Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (Liège) opens.
- Maison de la science established.
- 1981 - Opera Cinema in business.[24]
- 1985
- Lawsuit Gravier v City of Liège decided.
- Musée des transports en commun de Liège founded.
- 1991
- 1992 - Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie museum active.[25]
- 1993
- La Batte remodelled.
- Le Churchill cinema opens.
- 1996 - Soundstation cultural space opens.
- 1997 - La Meuse newspaper begins publication.
- 1999 - Willy Demeyer becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Pont du Pays de Liège (bridge) and Tunnel de Cointe open.
21st century
- 2007
- Festival international du film policier de Liège begins.
- Haute École de la Province de Liège (college) established.
- 2008 - Le Sauvenière cinema opens.
- 2009 - Liège-Guillemins railway station rebuilt.
- 2011 - 13 December: 2011 Liège attack occurs on Place Saint-Lambert.
- 2012 - 2012 Tour de France cycling race starts from Liège.
- 2013 - Population: 195,576.
- 2014 - Financial Tower built.
See also
- Liège history
- History of Liège
- List of mayors of Liège
- List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège
- List of protected heritage sites in Liège
- Timelines of other municipalities in Belgium: Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven
- History of urban centers in the Low Countries
