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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland.
Prior to 19th century
- 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up.[1]
- 4th century CE – Catholic diocese established.[2]
- 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[3]
- 534 – Franks in power.[4]
- 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva.[5]
- 773 - Charlemagne (Charles the Great) holds a council of war. [6]
- 800 – Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date).[3]
- 1032 - Geneva reverts to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1321 – Fire.[4]
- 1333 – Fire.[4]
- 1387 – Town charter granted.[7]
- 1400 – Sources indicate circa. 13 Jewish families living in Geneva.
- 1420 – The Jews of Geneva are confined to a ghetto (the only one in today's Switzerland).[8]
- 1430 – Fire.[4]
- 1478 – Printing press in operation.[9][10]
- 1490 – The city council orders the expulsion of the Jews.[11]
- 1519 – Geneva allies with Freibourg.[12]
- 1524 – "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."[7]
- 1526 – Geneva allies with Bern.[12]
- 1530 - Geneva became its own mistress within, while allied externally with the Swiss confederation.[6]
- 1535 – Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.[7]
- 1536
- 21 May: Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.[6]
- Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.[7][13]
- Area of city expanded.[6]
- 1541 - The Republic of Geneva and Genevan Consistory established.
- 1545 – 2 June: Divorce granted.[14]
- 1553 – 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy.[7]
- 1559 – Collège de Genève founded.[12]
- 1560 – English-language Geneva Bible published.
- 1580 – Population: 17,330.[15]
- 1584 – "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."[7]
- 1587 – Watchmaker Charles Cusin active.[16]
- 1602 – 12 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."[1]
- 1679 – French embassy established.[17]
- 1690 – Population: 16,220.[15]
- 1712 – 28 June: Jean-Jacques Rousseau born.
- 1738 – "The republic adopts a regular constitution."[7]
- 1763 – Geneva is "made independent."[4]
- 1766 – Théâtre de Rosimond built.
- 1770 – "Insurrection suppressed."[7]
- 1781 – February: Geneva Revolution of 1782.[3]
- 1783 – Théâtre de Neuve built.
- 1789 – Trade show held.[14]
- 1794 – July: "Government overthrown;"[12] "executions, etc."[3]
- 1798
- April: Geneva becomes capital of the Léman (department) of the First French Republic (later the First French Empire).[4][15][6]
- Population: 24,331.[15]
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19th century
- 1813 – 31 December: Restoration of the Republic.[18]
- 1815
- Canton of Geneva created.[6][18]
- Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.[1][6]
- 1816 – Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva.[19]
- 1817 – Botanical garden created in the Parc des Bastions.
- 1821 – Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.[2]
- 1825 – Prison begins operating.[20]
- 1826 – Musée Rath built.[12]
- 1828 – Société genevoise d'utilité publique (public welfare society) founded.
- 1829 – Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.[21]
- 1834
- 1835 – Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded.
- 1837 – Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.[22]
- 1841 – Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton of Geneva.[23]
- 1842
- Political unrest.[12]
- Geneva municipality created.[6][15]
- 1845 – Gas lighting installed.[4]
- 1846 – Political unrest;[7] "constitution made more democratic."[3]
- 1847 – "Radical party" in power.[12]
- 1848 – Banque de Geneve founded.[24]
- 1849 – Fortifications begin to be demolished.[7][15]
- 1850 – Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.[25]
- 1851 – Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business.
- 1852
- Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.[26]
- Communauté Israélite de Genève founded.
- 1854 – Jardin Anglais (park) laid out.
- 1856 – Quai Gustave-Ador built.
- 1858
- Genève-Cornavin railway station opens.
- Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.[27]
- 1860 – Population: 82,876 in canton.[25]
- 1863 – International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva.
- 1864
- August: International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva,[28] i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."[1]
- 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;"[3] city occupied by federal forces.[7]
- Monument erected in Port-Noir.[citation needed]
- 1867
- September: International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.[7]
- Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.[26]
- 1873
- University of Geneva active.[12]
- Christian Catholic Church is formally established.[6]
- 1879
- Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.[12]
- Brunswick Monument erected.
- 1880 – Population: 99,712 in canton.[25]
- 1881 – Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.[29]
- 1883 – 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.[3]
- 1886
- Geneva Seal adopted.
- Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed.
- 1891 – International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.[30]
- 1892 – 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.[3]
- 1893 – Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.[31]
- 1894 – Victoria Hall (concert hall) built.
- 1896 – 1 May: Swiss National Exposition opens in Geneva.[3]
- 1900 – Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.[25][6]
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20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1902 – 24 December: Cathedral bombing.[3]
- 1905 – Geneva Motor Show begins.
- 1907 - The Genevese voted to separate Church and State.[6]
- 1910 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built.
- 1917 – Monument to the Reformation built.
- 1919 – International Labour Organization headquartered in Geneva.
- 1920
- League of Nations headquartered in city.[32]
- Alhambra cinema active.[33]
- 1921 – Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.[30]
- 1924 – International School of Geneva established.
- 1926
- 26 September: International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.[28]
- Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed.
- 1929 – 27 July: International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.[28]
- 1930
- Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.[25]
- Les Eaux-Vives, Le Petit-Saconnex and Plainpalais become part of city.[15]
- 1932
- November: 1932 Geneva unrest
- International disarmament conference held in city.[1]
- 1936 - World Jewish Congress is founded as political platform of solidarity for persecuted Jews and to combat anti-Semitism.[34]
- 1938 – Palace of Nations built.
- 1939
- Geneva International Music Competition begins.
- Geneva hosts the World Zionist Congress.
- 1942 - Start of Trolleybuses in Geneva.
- 1947 – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.[28]
- 1948 – World Health Organization and World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva.
- 1949 – 12 August: International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.[28]
1950s–1990s
- 1950
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.[28]
- Population: 202,918 in canton.[25]
- 1954
- International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.[35]
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin.
- 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais.
- 1957 – Electric toothbrush invented.[14]
- 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton.[17]
- 1961 - Centre islamique de Genève founded.
- 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.[28]
- 1964 - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.[28]
- 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.[25]
- 1972 - Tour du Lac rowing contest begins.
- 1977 – Geneva Symphony Orchestra established.[36]
- 1978 - Geneva Mosque built.[37]
- 1980 – Banque de Patrimoines Privés Genève established.
- 1986 – Geneva City Archives established.
- 1987 – Geneva Airport railway station opens.
- 1988 – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens.
- 1989 – March: World Wide Web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.[14]
- 1997 – Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations.
- 2000 – Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.[25]
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21st century
- 2002 – City website online (approximate date).[38][chronology citation needed]
- 2004 – Genève-Sécheron railway station opens.
- 2005 – Geneva Citizens' Movement established.
- 2007 – RHINO (squat) evicted.
- 2009
- November: Anti-WTO protest.[39]
- November–December: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva.
- Calvin Jubilee held.[40]
- 2013
- Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the Assemblée constituante de Genève.
- Population: 469,433 in canton.[41]
- 2014 – Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.[42]
- 2015
- August: Intern-in-tent reported.[43]
- Esther Alder becomes mayor.
- 2019 - Opening of the CEVA rail line to Annemasse in France, operated by the Léman Express train service.
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See also
- History of Geneva
- List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Geneva
- Timelines of other municipalities in Switzerland: Basel, Bern, Zürich
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