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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Prior to 18th century
- 9th century CE - Haarlem founded.[1]
- 1245 - City rights bestowed upon Haarlem by William II of Holland.[1][2]
- 1318 - Janskerk (church) built.
- 1347 - Fire.
- 1370 - Grote Kerk (church) construction begins.[3]
- 1395 - Hofje van Bakenes (almshouse) founded.[3]
- 1398 - Waalse Kerk (church) built.[3]
- 1478 - Haarlem Confraternity of the Rosary founded.
- 1483 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1496 - Haarlem Guild of St. Luke active (approximate date).[3]
- 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem established.[5]
- 1571 - Kleine Houtpoort (Haarlem) (gate) built.
- 1572 - Siege of Haarlem by Spanish forces begins.[6][2]
- 1573 - 12 July: Spaniards in power.[7][2]
- 1576 - Fire.[3]
- 1577 - Population: 18,000 (approximate).[8]
- 1587 - Haarlem Academy of art established.[9]
- 1592 - Lieven de Key appointed city architect.[7]
- 1596 - City Library established.[10]
- 1599 - Weigh House built.
- 1600 - Population: 30,000 (approximate).[8]
- 1603 - Vleeshal built.[2]
- 1604 - City Hall rebuilt.
- 1615 - Lutherse Kerk, Haarlem built.
- 1616 - Artist Frans Hals paints The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.[7]
- 1624 - "Tax riot."[7]
- 1631 - Haarlemmertrekvaart Amsterdam-Haarlem canal created.
- 1634 - Tulip mania begins.[7]
- 1637 - Tulip market collapses.[11]
- 1661 - Artist Jan Steen moves to Haarlem.[12]
- 1662 - Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant newspaper in publication.[13]
- 1677 - Nieuwpoort (Haarlem) (gate) built.
- 1683 - Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem (church) built.[14]
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18th-19th centuries
- 1707 - Proveniershuis (almshouse) founded.[14]
- 1719 - Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. established
- 1752 - Holland Society of Sciences founded.[15][2]
- 1766 - Mozart performs on the Grote Kerk, Haarlem organ.[7]
- 1778 - Teylers Stichting (society) founded.[10]
- 1784
- Teylers Museum opens.
- Society for Public Welfare founded.[10]
- 1788 - Villa Welgelegen (residence) built.[3]
- 1794 - Hodshon Huis (residence) built.[14]
- 1821 - Kunst zij ons doel (art group) formed.
- 1832 - Costermonument erected the Haarlemmerhout park.
- 1839 - Amsterdam-Haarlem railway begins operating;[6] Haarlem railway station opens.
- 1840 - City becomes capital of North Holland province.[1]
- 1841 - Haarlem Synagogue built.[16]
- 1852 - Haarlemmermeer (lake) drained.[7]
- 1862 - Gemeentelijk Museum opens.[17]
- 1863 - Droste confectionery in business.
- 1865 - Kenaupark established.
- 1869 - Bisschoppelijk Museum founded.[17]
- 1871 - Colonial Museum opens.[17]
- 1877 - Museum van Kunstnijverheid established.[17]
- 1880 - Verweyhal built for the Trou moet Blycken society.
- 1881 - Haarlem-Leiden tram line begins operating.
- 1883 - Haarlems Dagblad newspaper in publication.
- 1884 - Panopticon prison begins operating.[18]
- 1887 - Melkbrug (bridge) built.
- 1900 - Population: 65,189.[2]
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20th century
- 1903 - Catharijnebrug (Haarlem) (bridge) built.
- 1911 - 31 August: Fokker flies his aircraft "de Spin" around the tower of the Sint-Bavokerk.[19]
- 1915 - Cinema Palace opens.[20]
- 1918 - Haarlem City Theatre opens.
- 1919 - Population: 77,302.[21]
- 1922 - Tuinwijk-Zuid housing built.[22]
- 1936 - Gemeentearchief Haarlem (city archives) moves into the Janskerk.
- 1980
- Bevrijdingspop festival begins.
- Brinkmann-bioscoop (cinema) opens.
- Population: 158,291 municipality.[23]
- 1995 - Jaap Pop becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Population: 148,484 municipality.[23]
21st century
- 2003 - Toneelschuur theatre opens.
- 2005
- Noord-Hollands Archief (archive) headquartered in city.[24]
- Philharmonie Haarlem concert hall active.
- 2006 - Bernt Schneiders becomes mayor.
- 2009 - Schoterbrug (bridge) opens.
- 2011 - Pathé Haarlem cinema opens.
- 2013 - Population: 153,093 municipality.[23]
See also
- Haarlem history
- History of Haarlem
- List of mayors of Haarlem
- List of rijksmonuments in Haarlem
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht
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