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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toulon, France.
Prior to 20th century
- 5th C. – Catholic diocese of Toulon established.[1]
- 1096 – Toulon Cathedral construction begins.
- 1259 – Charles of Anjou in power.[1]
- 14th C. - Toulon coat of arms in use.
- 1524
- Tour Royale, Toulon (fort) built.
- Tour Royale seized by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]
- 1543/44 - Ottoman wintering in Toulon offered by Francis I of France.
- 1599 – Naval arsenal and shipyard built.
- 18th C. - Toulon Cathedral construction completed.[1]
- 1707 – Battle of Toulon (1707).[1]
- 1720 – Plague.[1]
- 1738 – Porte du Musée de la Marine (Toulon) (gate) built.
- 1744 – February: Battle of Toulon fought near city.[1]
- 1748 – Bagne of Toulon (prison) begins operating.[1]
- 1788 – Saint Louis Church, Toulon built.[2]
- 1790 – Toulon becomes part of the Var souveraineté.[3]
- 1793 – Siege of Toulon.[1] As a punishment, the Convention changes the name of the city to Port-la-Montagne,.[4]
- 1800 – Société des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Toulon founded.[5]
- 1801 – Catholic diocese disestablished, per Concordat of 1801.[6]
- 1806 – Population: 28,170.[3]
- 1833 – Var Chamber of Commerce established.[7]
- 1841 – Population: 45,449.[3]
- 1846 – Population: 62,941.[3]
- 1853 – Shipbuilder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée established in nearby La Seyne-sur-Mer.
- 1859 – Toulon station opens.
- 1862 – Toulon Opera hall opens on the Boulevard de Strasbourg (Toulon).
- 1873
- République du Var newspaper begins publication.[8]
- Bagne of Toulon (prison) closes.[1]
- 1879 – Le Petit Var newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1884 – Cholera epidemic.[1]
- 1886
- 1888 – Musée d'art de Toulon opens.[1]
- 1890 – Fountain installed in the Place de la Liberté (Toulon).[11]
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20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1901
- 1908 – Société des sciences naturelles et d'archéologie de Toulon et du Var founded.[9]
- 1911 – Population: 104,582.[12]
- 1912 – Société des Amis du Vieux Toulon et de sa Région established.
- 1920 – Stade Mayol (stadium) opens.
- 1935 – August: Violent uprisings by shipyard workers against the government's restrictive austerity policy is resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries.
- 1936 – Population: 150,310.[3]
- 1940 – 12–13 June: Bombing of Toulon by Italian forces.
- 1942 – 27 November: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon.
- 1944 – Sporting Toulon Var football club formed.
- 1948 – Bazeille apartment building constructed in Port Marchand.[13]
- 1949 – Toulon trolleybus begins operating.
1950s–1990s
- 1950 – 12 February: Communist demonstration.[14]
- 1957 – Lycée Dumont-d'Urville (Toulon) (school) founded.
- 1959 – Maurice Arreckx becomes mayor.
- 1961 – Musée des arts asiatiques de Toulon opens.[15]
- 1964
- A57 autoroute opens.
- Canton de Toulon-5 created.[3]
- 1966 – Toulon–Hyères Airport opens.
- 1967 – Toulon Tournament of football begins.
- 1968 - University of Toulon founded.
- 1970 - Hôtel de Ville completed.[16]
- 1973
- 1975 – Population: 181,801.[3]
- 1979 – University of the South, Toulon-Var established.
- 1980 – Toulon Book Fair begins.[18]
- 1982 – Toulon becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1986 – March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.
- 1989 – 15 February: Maison des Têtes de Toulon explosion occurs.[19]
- 1990 – Population: 167,619.[3]
- 1992 – 16 December: Toulon bank robbery occurs.
- 1995 – Jean-Marie Le Chevallier becomes mayor.[20]
- 1997 – Fête du livre du Var (book fair) begins.[21][22]
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21st century
- 2001 – Hubert Falco becomes mayor.
- 2002
- Toulon tunnel opens on the A50 autoroute.
- Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Toulon (school) established.
- 2003
- Regional Réseau Mistral bus begins operating.
- Mosque established.
- 2006 – Palais des Sports de Toulon opens.
- 2010 – June: 2010 Var floods occur in vicinity of Toulon.[23]
- 2011
- Théâtre Liberté opens.
- Population: 163,974.
- 2014 – 23 March: Toulon municipal election, 2014 held.
- 2015 – December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.[24]
See also
- Toulon history
- History of Toulon
- List of mayors of Toulon
- List of historic sites in Var
- History of Var department
- History of Provence region
- Timeline of Provence
Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
- Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
- Timeline of Arles
- Timeline of Avignon
- Timeline of Marseille
- Timeline of Nice
References
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