Timeline of The Hague

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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of The Hague, Netherlands,

Prior to 19th century

• ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland.^[1]
• ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date).^[2]
• ca.1290 - Completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland.
• ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild.
• 1397 - Cloister Church erected.
• 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded.^[2]
• 1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.
• 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter.
• 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland.
• 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague.
• 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom.
• 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active.^[3]
• 1516 - Printing press in operation.^[4]
• 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland."^[5]
• 1528 - Maarten van Rossum, field marshal of Charles, Duke of Guelders, sacks The Hague.
• 1565 - Town Hall built.^[1]
• 1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague.
• 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general."^[5]
• 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased.^[1]
• 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city of Emden.
• 1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.^[1]
• 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built.^[1]
• 1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built.^[6]
• 1651 - Great Assembly (Netherlands) [nl] held.^[7]
• 1653 - Scheveningseweg [nl] (Scheveningen-The Hague) road built.
• 1656
  • Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.
  • Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed.^[8]
• 1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock.^[9]
• 1659 - Concert of The Hague (1659)
• 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt.^[1]
• 1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.
• 1701 - Treaty of The Hague, between England, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces, creating an alliance against France.
• 1708 - 'Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication.^[10]
• 1720 - Treaty of The Hague, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
• 1726 - Honen Dal Synagogue [nl] built.^[11]
• 1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.
• 1750 - Scheurleer [nl]'s circulating library in business.^[12]
• 1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.
• 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed.^[13]
• 1774 - Prince William V Gallery established, the first public museum of the Netherlands^[14]
• 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.
• 1795
  • 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots, similar to the French declaration of 1789.
  • 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague.^[1]
• 1798 - Royal Library of the Netherlands established.^[1]

19th century

• 1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business.
• 1806 - Granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte
• 1814 - Staatscourant newspaper begins publication.^[15]
• 1816 - Royal Cabinet of Rarities founded by King William I of the Netherlands.
• 1822 - Mauritshuis re-established.
• 1823 - Metal Factory of Enthoven opens.
• 1824 - Lodewijk Constantijn Rabo Copes van Cattenburch [nl] becomes mayor.
• 1838
  • Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague.^[15]
  • Gymnasium Haganum (school) active.^[16]
• 1844 - Synagogue, The Hague [nl] built on Wagenstraat.^[11]
• 1845 - William of Orange monument [nl] erected on Noordeinde, The Hague [nl].^[1]
• 1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established.^[1]
• 1853 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in business.
• 1855 - Pander & Son founded, an aircraft and furniture factory.
• 1863 - Haagse Dierentuin [nl] (zoo) established.^[17]
• 1866 - Kunstmuseum Den Haag established.^[1]
• 1869 - Monument erected in the Plein 1813 [nl].^[1]
• 1870s - Artistic "Hague School" style of painting active.^[18]
• 1870
  • Gouda–Den Haag railway begins operating.^{[citation needed]}
  • Station Den Haag Staatsspoor [nl] (train station) opens.
• 1872 - Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association.
• 1878 - James the Greater Church (The Hague) [nl] built on Parkstraat [nl].
• 1881 - 1 August: Panorama Mesdag opens.
• 1882 - The Prisongate Museum opens.
• 1883 - Rozenburg Earthenware factory established.
• 1884 - Hague Municipal Archive [nl] established.
• 1885
  • Hague Passage [nl] shopping arcade opens.^[19]
  • Grand Hotel Central [nl] in business.
• 1887 - Museum Mesdag opens.
• 1890 - Royal (restaurant) in business.
• 1893 - Hague Conference on Private International Law
• 1898 - Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898
• 1899
  • International peace conference held in The Hague.^[20]
  • Permanent Court of Arbitration established.^[1]
• 1900 - Population: 212,211.^[1]

20th century

• 1903 - Haagsche Commissie Bank [nl] established.^[21]
• 1904
  • Residentie Orchestra formed.
  • Museum for Education founded, since renamed to Museon.
• 1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed.
• 1907
  • International peace conference held in The Hague.^[20]
  • Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell company^[22] and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city.
• 1913 - Peace Palace built.
• 1914 - Belgian World War I refugees arrive in The Hague. Thousands would follow.
• 1917
  • Hundreds of British soldiers arrive in The Hague, to recover from the stress of their detainment in camps.
  • The House of Lords (restaurant) in business.
• 1918 - Townley Hall built in The Hague, barracks for 1,200 detained British soldiers and officers. Named after Sir Walter Beaupré Townley, a British diplomat.
• 1919 - Population: 359,610.^[23]
• 1921 - Asta cinema opens.^[24]
• 1922
  • 15 June: Museum Bredius founded.
  • 22 July: International Permanent Court of Arbitration begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague.^[20]
• 1923 - The Hague Academy of International Law established.
• 1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens.
• 1929 - Netherlands Postal Museum opens, since renamed to COMM
• 1935 - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (museum for modern art) opens.
• 1940 - 10 May: Battle for The Hague.

  

  People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945

• 1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout.
• 1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague.^[25]
• 1947 - Haagse Comedie [nl] established.^[26]
• 1948 - Congress of Europe in The Hague.
• 1950 - White Bridge (The Hague) [nl] rebuilt.
• 1952 - International Institute of Social Studies established.^[27]
• 1954 - Nederlands Letterkundig Museum [nl] founded.
• 1955 - Mobarak Mosque built.
• 1959 - Nederlands Dans Theater founded.
• 1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai.
• 1969 - World Forum Convention Center opens.
• 1971 - International Federation of Library Associations headquartered in city.
• 1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built.
• 1974 - 13 September: 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague.
• 1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.
• 1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat).
• 1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality.^[28]
• 1981 - Filmhouse The Hague (arthouse) opens.

  

  Protest against the deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe, Hague, 1983

• 1982 - National Library of the Netherlands building opens.^[12]
• 1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht Air Base.^[20]
• 1984 - Korzo Theater for experimental dance and music founded.
• 1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built.^[29]
• 1986 - Historical Museum of The Hague opens
• 1987
  • Koolhaas's deconstructivist-style Lucent Danstheater [nl] built for the Netherlands Dance Theatre troupe.^[30]
  • The Hague University of Applied Sciences established.
• 1991 - International Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization headquartered in The Hague.^[20]
• 1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire.
• 1994
  • Beelden aan Zee (sculpture museum) opens.
  • Kinderboekenmuseum founded.
• 1995
  • The Hague City Hall new building constructed.^[31]
  • Yi Jun Peace Museum opens.
• 1996 - Wim Deetman becomes mayor.
• 1998
  • Europol established in The Hague.
  • Calla's restaurant in business.
• 1999 - Museum voor Communicatie [nl] active.

21st century

• 2002
  • Eurojust established in The Hague.
  • Regio Randstad regional governance group^[32] and Escher Museum established.
  • Fotomuseum Den Haag (museum for photography) opened.
  • Escher Museum opens.
• 2003
  • Hoftoren hi-rise built.
  • International Criminal Court established in The Hague.
  • Population: 463,826.^[15]
• 2004 - Police raid a safehouse of terrorist organization Hofstad Network.
• 2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins.
• 2007
  • Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating.
  • Kyocera Stadion (stadium) opens.
  • Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built.
  • Humanity House opens.
• 2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor.
• 2011
  • The Hague Institute for Global Justice established.
  • Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands established.
  • De Kroon hi-rise built.
• 2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality.^[28]
• 2014
  • March: International 2014 Nuclear Security Summit held in city.
  • Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region.
• 2017 - Pauline Krikke becomes mayor.

Images

• 
  Mauritshaus, built 1644 (photo from 1903)
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  Haagse Dierentuin (zoo), established in 1863 (drawing from 1910)
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  Wilhelmsplein monument, erected 1869
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  Delegates of the First International Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899
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  Lucent Danstheater, built 1987 (photo from 2007)

See also

• The Hague history
• History of The Hague [nl]
• List of mayors of The Hague
• Other names of The Hague e.g. Haag, 'sGravenhage
• List of rijksmonuments in The Hague [nl]
• List of war memorials in The Hague [nl]
• Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht