Timeline of Eindhoven

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1232 - Town rights bestowed by Henry I, Duke of Brabant.^[1]
• 1420 - Castle built.
• 1486 - 19 March: 1486 Eindhoven fire [nl].
• 1554 - Fire.
• 1583 - Siege of Eindhoven (1583).
• 1629 - Eindhoven becomes part of the Netherlands.
• 1771 - Jewish cemetery, Eindhoven [nl] established.
• 1791 - Population: 1,785.^[2]
• 1815 - Population: 2,310.^[2]
• 1846 - Eindhoven Canal dug.^[3]
• 1866
  • Eindhoven railway station opens.
  • Synagogue built.^[4]
• 1867 - Saint Catherine Church, Eindhoven [nl] rebuilt.
• 1869 - Town Hall built.
• 1880 - St. Peter's Church, Eindhoven [nl] built.
• 1891 - Philips in business.^[1]
• 1897 - Eindhoven-Reusel tram line [nl] begins operating.^[5]
• 1898 - St. Augustine's Church, Eindhoven [nl] built.
• 1900 - Population: 4,730.^[6]

20th century

• 1904 - Wilhelminaplein (Eindhoven) [nl] (square) laid out.^{[citation needed]}
• 1909
  • FC Eindhoven (football club) formed.
  • Kantoorgebouw Coöperatieve Centrale Boerenleenbank [nl] built on Dommelstraat [nl].
• 1910 - Philips Stadion (stadium) opens.
• 1911 - Eindhovens Dagblad (newspaper) begins publication.^[7]
• 1913 - PSV Eindhoven (football club) formed.
• 1920
  • Gestel, Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre, and Woensel become part of the municipality of Eindhoven.
  • Population: 47,946.^[2]
• 1921 - Lichttoren (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
• 1929 - PSV Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
• 1931 - Witte Dame [nl] built.
• 1932
  • Welschap Airfield begins operating.
  • DAF Trucks in business.^[1]
• 1935 - Population: 103,030.^[2]
• 1936 - Van Abbemuseum opens.
• 1937 - Museum Kempenland [nl] opens.

  

  Liberation of Eindhoven, 20 September 1944

• 1939 - Witte Dorp [nl] neighborhood developed.^[8]
• 1942 - December: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.^[9]
• 1943 - September: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp established by the German occupiers.^[10]
• 1944
  • June: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp dissolved.^[10]
  • September: City besieged by Allied forces.^[11]
• 1945 - Het Vrije Volk newspaper begins publication.^[7]
• 1947 - Design Academy Eindhoven established.
• 1954 - FC Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
• 1955 - Population: 154,604.^[2]
• 1956
  • Eindhoven railway station rebuilt.^[12]
  • Eindhoven University of Technology established.^[13]
• 1959
  • Eindhoven Marathon begins.
  • Herman Witte becomes mayor.
• 1964
  • Parktheater Eindhoven [nl] opens.
  • Philips Nederland [nl] built.
• 1966 - The futuristic Evoluon science museum was built.
• 1967 - City Hall rebuilt.^{[citation needed]}
• 1969 - Student centre De Bunker (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
• 1970 - De Bijenkorf department store built.^[12]
• 1971 - Effenaar youth centre established.
• 1976 - Administrative entity for the Eindhoven agglomeration created.^[14]
• 1979 - Gilles Borrie becomes mayor.
• 1980 - Het Apollohuis cultural venue established.
• 1982 - Open-air Eindhoven Museum and Streekarchief regio Eindhoven [nl] (regional archive)^[15] established.
• 1984 - Eindhoven Airport terminal built.
• 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
• 1992
  • Muziekgebouw Frits Philips (concert hall) opens.
  • Rein Welschen becomes mayor.
• 1993 - Holland Casino branch in business.
• 1996 - 15 July: 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident occurs at Eindhoven Airport.
• 1997
  • Philips headquarters relocated to Amsterdam.^[16]
  • Jan Louwers Stadion (stadium) in use.
• 1999 - De Regent [nl] hi-rise built.
• 2000
  • UEFA Euro 2000 football contest held.
  • Population: 203,433.^[2]

21st century

• 2001 - City joins regional BrabantStad group.
• 2002
  • Leefbaar Eindhoven political party active.
  • Dutch Design Week begins.^[16]
  • Avant-Garde van Groeninge restaurant in business.
• 2003
  • Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven [nl] active.^[15]
  • Kennedytoren [nl] hi-rise built.
• 2004 - Inkijkmuseum opens.
• 2006
  • Glow Festival Eindhoven begins.
  • De Admirant [nl], Porthos, and Vesteda Toren hi-rises built.
• 2008
  • De Parade (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
  • Rob van Gijzel becomes mayor.
  • Automotive Pole Position Eindhoven [nl] event held.
• 2009 - Strijp R [nl] redevelopment begins (approximate date).
• 2010
  • Admirant shopping centre's "Blob" building constructed.^[17]
  • Piet Hein Eek studio in business.^[16]
• 2012 - Stadionkwartier (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
• 2014 - 19 March: Dutch municipal elections, 2014 held.
• 2015 - Population: 223,220 city; 753,426 metro region.

See also

• Eindhoven history
• History of Eindhoven [nl]
• List of mayors of Eindhoven
• List of rijksmonuments in Eindhoven [nl]
• Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht