Timeline of Dijon

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dijon, France.

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Prior to 20th century

• c.274 - Roman emperor Aurelian surrounds the town with ramparts. ^[1]
• c.500 – Battle of Dijon  [ fr ]
• c.580 – Description of Dijon by Gregory of Tours in Historia Francorum (Book III, Chapter 19).
• 1098 – Cîteaux Abbey founded near Dijon.
• 1137 – Fire. ^[2]
• 1182 - Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy confers communal privileges on the town. ^[1]
• 1183 - Philip II of France confirms the communal privileges. ^[1]
• 1200 – Dijon mustard introduced (approximate date). ^[3]
• 1334 - Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon consecrated. ^[1]
• 1364 - Dijon City Hall  [ fr ] built.
• 1382 - Public clock installed. ^{[2] [4]}
• 1383 - Carthusian Champmol monastery founded near Dijon.
• 1393 - Dijon Cathedral consecrated.
• 1405 - "Well of Moses" sculpture created for the Champmol monastery near Dijon.
• 1460 – Tower of Philip the Good  [ fr ] built.
• 1491 – Printing press in operation. ^[5]
• 1513 – Siege of Dijon by 50,000 Swiss and Germans. ^[1]
• 1595 - The town opened is gates to Henry IV of France
• 1683 - Birth of Jean-Philippe Rameau, later a composer and music theorist. ^[1]
• 1708 – Public library opens. ^{[6] [7] (fr)}
• 1709 – St. Anne's Church, Dijon  [ fr ] built.
• 1722 – University of Dijon founded. ^[8]
• 1731 – Roman Catholic diocese of Dijon established. ^[9]
• 1740 – Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon constituted. ^[10]
• 1763 – Jesuits expelled.
• 1784 - Birth of François Rude, later a sculptor. ^[1]
• 1787 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon established.
• 1790 – Dijon becomes part of the Côte-d'Or department.
• 1793 – Population: 20,760.
• 1802 – Sainte-Chapelle de Dijon  [ fr ] demolished. ^[11]
• 1828 – Grand Theatre built.
• 1832 – Burgundy Canal and Port du canal de Dijon  [ fr ] open.
• 1833 – Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (garden) established. ^[12]
• 1858 – Dijon Exhibition held.
• 1863 – Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge  [ fr ] in business. ^[13]
• 1868 – Le Bien Public newspaper in publication.
• 1870 – October: Battle of Dijon  [ fr ]. ^[14]
• 1879 – Dijon Synagogue  [ fr ] built.
• 1886 – Population: 60,855. ^[15]
• 1893 – Lycée Carnot (Dijon)  [ fr ] (school) opens.
• 1899 – Carnot monument erected in the Place de la République (Dijon)  [ fr ]. ^[14]

20th century

• 1911 – Population: 76,847. ^[16]
• 1914 – Cinéma Le Darcy  [ fr ] opens.
• 1920 – Cinéma Eldorado  [ fr ] opens.
• 1934 – Stade Gaston Gérard (stadium) opens.
• 1938 – Magnin Museum established.
• 1946 – Population: 100,664.
• 1947 – Rude Museum established.
• 1956 – Dijon exhibition grounds  [ fr ] opens.
• 1962 – Gare de Dijon-Ville rebuilt.
• 1970 – University of Burgundy established. ^[8]
• 1973 - Canton de Dijon-1  [ fr ], etc. created.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1975 – Population: 151,705.
• 1977 – Palais des Sports de Dijon (arena) opens.
• 1980
  • Florissimo flower show begins.
  • Musée d'art sacré de Dijon opens.
• 1981 – Hôtel de région (Bourgogne)  [ fr ] built in Dijon for the Bourgogne regional council  [ fr ].^(fr)
• 1990 – Parc de la Toison d'Or  [ fr ] (amusement park) opens.
• 1995 – Festival international du court-métrage de Dijon  [ fr ] begins.
• 1998
  • Dijon Auditorium  [ fr ] opens.
  • Dijon FCO football club formed.

21st century

• 2003 – May: Socialist Party national congress held in Dijon.
• 2005 – Zénith de Dijon assembly hall opens.
• 2009 – Elithis tower office building constructed.
• 2010 – November: Hostel fire. ^[17]
• 2012
  • Dijon tramway begins operating.
  • Population: 152,071.
• 2014
  • March: Dijon municipal election, 2014  [ fr ] held.
  • 21 December: 2014 Dijon attack.
• 2015
  • François Rebsamen becomes mayor.
  • December: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional election, 2015  [ fr ] held. ^[18]
• 2016 – Dijon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
• 2020 – 11–17 June: 2020 Dijon riots

See also

• Dijon history
• List of mayors of Dijon  [ fr ]
• List of heritage sites in Dijon  [ fr ]
• History of Burgundy region

other cities in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

• Timeline of Besançon

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Overall 1870.
3. Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN   0824209583.
4. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-15510-4.
5. Henri Bouchot [in French] (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
6. "Historique: une bibliothèque depuis le 17e siècle" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Dijon  [ fr ]. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
7. Tedder, Henry Richard; Brown, James Duff (1911). "Libraries"  . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 545–577. see page 565-France.
8. Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-139-49425-0.
9. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 30 November 2015.
10. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
11. Michael Greenhalgh (2015). "Dijon". Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th-century France. Brill. ISBN   978-90-04-29371-7.
12. "Garden Search: France". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International . Retrieved 30 November 2015.
13. "William Frachot à Dijon". Michelin Restaurants: Magazine (in French). 2013. Étoiles
14. Haydn 1910.
15. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
16. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
17. "Seven die in fire in immigrant hostel in Dijon, France", BBC News, 14 November 2010
18. "Résultats élections: Dijon", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

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in French

• Almanach de la province de Bourgogne et particulièrement de la ville de Dijon (in French). 1772. pp. 20 v.
• "Dijon". Almanach général des marchands, négocians, armateurs et fabricans. Almanach Général des Marchands, Négocians et Commerçans de la France et de l'Europe (in French). Paris: L. Cellot. 1779. ISSN   1954-6521.
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Dijon". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "Dijon". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères  [ fr ]. p. 342. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
• Philibert Milsand (1885). "Ville de Dijon". Bibliographie bourguignonne. Dijon: Gustave Lamarche; Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon.
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