Timeline of Liège

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Liège, Belgium.

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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 (fr) founded.^[3]
• 1050 - St. Lambert's Cathedral dedicated.^[3]
• 1124 - Church of St. Gilles (fr) construction begins.
• 1232 - St. Paul's Cathedral construction begins.^[3]
• 1255 - Citadel of Liège built.
• 1316 - Paix de Fexhe (fr) signed, establishing a somewhat representative government in Liège.^[1][4]
• 1319 - Saint-Julien Hospice (fr) founded in Outremeuse (fr).
• 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]

Liège, 16th century

• 1526 - Prince-Bishops' Palace construction begins.
• 1546 - Halle aux viandes de Liège (fr) built.
• 1561 - Marché de la Batte (fr) (market) active.
• 1594
  • Foire de Liège (festival) begins.
  • Maison Havart (fr) built on the Quai de la Goffe (fr).
• 1610 - Palais Curtius (fr) built on the Quai de Maestricht (fr).
• 1614 - Béguinage Saint-Esprit founded.
• 1616 - Collège des jésuites anglais (Liège) (fr) built.
• 1623 - Béguinage Saint-Christophe de Liège (fr) 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) (fr).
• 1747 - Banque Nagelmackers founded.^[5]
• 1772 - Church of Saint Andrew, Liège (fr) built.^{[citation needed]}
• 1775 - Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège established.
• 1779 - Société littéraire de Liège and Société libre d'émulation (Liège) (fr) founded.
• 1789 - August: Liège Revolution begins; Republic of Liège established.
• 1794 - St. Lambert's Cathedral sacked.^[1]
• 1795 - "Union with France decreed."^[3]
• 1796
  • Liège becomes part of France.^[6][1]
  • Archives de l'État à Liège (fr) established.^[7]
• 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 (fr).
• 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 (fr) newspaper begins publication.^[10][11]
• 1842 - Liège-Guillemins railway station opens.
• 1848 - Avenue Blonden (fr) laid out.
• 1850 - Institut archéologique liégeois (fr) founded.^[12]
• 1853 - Parc de la Boverie (fr) established.
• 1856 - Société liégeoise de littérature wallonne (fr) (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 (fr).
  • Parc d'Avroy (fr) created.
• 1887 - Salle philharmonique de Liège (fr) (concert hall) opens on the Boulevard Piercot (fr).
• 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 (fr) (bridge) built.
• 1905
  • April: Liège International (1905) world's fair opens.
  • Gare de Liège-Palais (fr) (train station) and Passerelle Mativa (fr) (footbridge) built.
  • Population: 168,532.^[1]
• 1909 - Stade Maurice Dufrasne (stadium) opens.
• 1911
  • Banque Centrale de Liège established.^[5]
  • Palace Liège (fr) cinema opens.
• 1914 - August: Battle of Liège.^[18]
• 1919
  • Simenon's novel Au Pont des Arches published.^[19]
  • Population: 166,697.^[20]
• 1922 - Forum (Liège) (fr) 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 (fr) established.
• 1957 - Albert Bridge, Liège (fr) rebuilt.
• 1960
  • 1960–61 Winter General Strike begins.
  • Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège formed.
• 1962 - Musée de zoologie de Liège (fr) established.
• 1967
  • Cité administrative (Liège) (fr) built.
  • First-generation tram system closed.^[22][23]
• 1976 - Centre culturel Les Chiroux (fr) established.
• 1977
  • Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Grivegnée, Jupille, Rocourt, and Wandre become part of Liège.^[7]
  • RTC-Télé Liège (fr) (television) established.
• 1980
  • Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (Liège) (fr) opens.
  • Maison de la science (fr) established.
• 1981 - Opera Cinema in business.^[24]
• 1985
  • Lawsuit Gravier v City of Liège decided.
  • Musée des transports en commun de Liège (fr) founded.
• 1991
  • 18 July: Politician Cools assassinated in Cointe (fr).
  • La Zone music venue opens.
• 1992 - Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie (fr) museum active.^[25]
• 1993
  • La Batte (fr) remodelled.
  • Le Churchill (fr) cinema opens.
• 1996 - Soundstation (fr) cultural space opens.
• 1997 - La Meuse newspaper begins publication.
• 1999 - Willy Demeyer becomes mayor.
• 2000 - Pont du Pays de Liège (fr) (bridge) and Tunnel de Cointe (fr) open.

21st century

• 2007
  • Festival international du film policier de Liège (fr) begins.
  • Haute École de la Province de Liège (college) established.
• 2008 - Le Sauvenière (fr) 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 (fr)
• List of mayors of Liège (fr)
• 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