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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bordeaux, France.
Prior to 19th century
- 107 BCE - Battle of Burdigala
- 412 CE - Bordeaux taken by forces of Goth Adolphus.[1]
- 732 CE - Bordeaux taken by Ummayad forces
- 1096 - 1 May: Bordeaux Cathedral consecrated.[2][3]
- 1137 - 25 July: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France in Bordeaux Cathedral.
- 1152 - 18 May: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England[4]
- 1154 - Aquitaine passes under the control of English Kings.[2]
- 1441 - University of Bordeaux founded.[5]
- 1453 - Battle of Castillon, Bordeaux and Aquitaine pass from English to French control.[2]
- 1460 - Hâ Fort built.[6]
- 1486 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1494 - Porte du Caillau (gate) built.[8]
- 1500 - Tour Pey-Berland built.
- 1533 - College of Guienne founded.[9]
- 1548 - Locals resist the salt-tax (Gabelle) and were punished by Anne de Montmorency.[2]
- 1581 - Michel de Montaigne becomes mayor.
- 1676 - Église Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier de Bordeaux consecrated.[6]
- 1712 - Bordeaux Academy established.[10]
- 1740 - Bordeaux municipal library opens.
- 1775 - Place de la Bourse built.
- 1778 - Palais Rohan completed.[11]
- 1780 - Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux inaugurated.
- 1790 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Gironde souveraineté.[12]
- 1793 - Population: 104,676.
- 1796 - Archives départementales de la Gironde established.[13]
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19th century
- 1801 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established.
- 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.[14]
- 1814 - Declared itself for the House of Bourbon.[2]
- 1818 - Linnean Society of Bordeaux founded.[15]
- 1820 - Population: 92,375.[16]
- 1822 - Pont de pierre (bridge) opens.[17]
- 1831 - Maurel & Prom in business.
- 1834 - Société de Pharmacie de Bordeaux founded.[15]
- 1835 - City hall moves to the Palais Rohan.[18][19]
- 1841 - Population: 104,686.
- 1858 - Jardin botanique de Bordeaux established.
- 1860 - Passerelle Eiffel (bridge) built.
- 1861 - Population: 162,750.[16]
- 1862 - 13 July: City hall burns down.[18]
- 1866 - Population: 194,241.[16]
- 1872 - Petite Gironde newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1874 - Société de géographie commerciale de Bordeaux (geographical society) founded.
- 1876 - Population: 215,140.
- 1880 - Société bordelaise de Crédit Industriel et Commercial established.[21]
- 1898 - Bontou's cuisine bordelaise cookbook published.[22][23]
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20th century
- 1903 - July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Bordeaux.
- 1906 - Population: 237,707.[2]
- 1907 - Construction of new docks was begun.[2]
- 1911 - Population: 261,678.[24]
- 1932 - Rex cinema opens.[25]
- 1938 - Stade du Parc Lescure opens.
- 1940 - BETASOM submarine base established by Italian forces.
- 1944 - Sud-Ouest newspaper begins publication.[26]
- 1962 - France 3 Aquitaine television begins broadcasting.
- 1963 - Musée d'Aquitaine established.
- 1964 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[27]
- 1965 - Pont Saint-Jean (Bordeaux) (bridge) opens.[28]
- 1967 - Pont d'Aquitaine (bridge) built.[17]
- 1968
- Bordeaux Métropole established.
- Population: 266,662.[29]
- 1970 - Bordeaux Segalen University established.[30]
- 1980 - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine active.[31]
- 1988 - Bordeaux International School established.
- 1992 - Socialist Party national congress held in Bordeaux.
- 1995 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor.[17]
- 1998 - Some 1998 FIFA World Cup football games held in Bordeaux.
21st century
- 2003 - Bordeaux tramway begins operating.[17]
- 2004
- Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux) opens.
- Hugues Martin becomes mayor.[17]
- 2006 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor again.[17]
- 2007
- Port of the Moon designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[32]
- Population: 235,178.[29]
- 2012 - Population: 241,287.[29]
- 2013 - Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas (bridge) opens.
- 2015 - December: Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes regional election, 2015 held.[33]
- 2016 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
- 2017 - Population: 254,436.[29]
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See also
- Bordeaux history
- History of Bordeaux
- List of mayors of Bordeaux
- List of heritage sites in Bordeaux
Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
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