543: The 12th century Bishop Jocelyn will later claim Glasgow's monastic church was founded by Saint Kentigern, also known as Saint Mungo, in this year; he also claimed that Kentigern found at Glasgow a cemetery which Saint Ninian had hallowed[1]
560: Jocelyn claims Mungo/Kentigern made his first bishop in this year
1753: Foulis Academy is established at the university to promote art and design; turnpiking of main roads from Glasgow; the city's involvement in the tobacco trade is reflected in the naming of Virginia Street
1755: The estimated population of Glasgow is 23,500[27]
1757: 2.2 million metres of linen are produced in the city
1760: Glasgow enjoys a wave of prosperity; there are 13 professors at Glasgow University
1851: Glasgow becomes Scotland's largest city, overtaking Edinburgh, with a population of 329,096 over 18% of which were Irish-born[31] Portland St suspension footbridge is built
1914: Emigration leads to 20,000 housing vacancies in Glasgow
1919: Large strike for a 40-hour week: a demonstration turns into a riot known as the Battle of George Square and the Sheriff of Lanarkshire requests military assistance: troops are sent from elsewhere in Scotland and from England while Glasgow soldiers are confined to barracks[68]
1939: World War II: Glasgow naval base HMSSpartiate opens
1940: Bombs in Glasgow hits Merkland Street subway station, closing the underground for four months, and heavy cruiser HMS Sussex while undergoing mechanical repairs keeping it out of service for two years
1975: British Army tackle rubbish caused by dustmans strike; Glasgow becomes the home of Strathclyde Region's headquarters; the city sees the start of Britain's first mass-circulation daily newspaper workers' cooperative when the Scottish Daily News opens in Albion Street in May, as well as the country's first newspaper work-in when it folds after six months
1977: Glasgow Subway closes for extensive modernisation (reopening in 1980)[74]
1978: The Rev Geoff Shaw, first Convener of Strathclyde Regional Council (and former leader of Glasgow Corporation), dies in office aged 52
1993: Glasgow Caledonian University established;[78] opening of the new St Mungo's Museum, the UK's only Museum of Religion, next to the city's 13th century cathedral; barqueGlenlee is towed back from Spain to the Clyde where whe was built in 1896
1996: Glasgow Festival of Visual Arts; opening of the Gallery of Modern Art in the former Stirling's Library; first Glasgow International Festival of Design
2014: In the Scottish independence referendum Glasgow votes 53.5% in favour of Scotland becoming an independent country but the national vote is 55.3% against.[98]
2016: Rangers F.C. play their first game back in the top flight of Scottish Football after being demoted to the bottom tier four years previously due to suffering serious financial difficulties;[101]
2016: Kelvin Hall reopens after its £35million refurbishment as an art and cultural centre.[102]
2018: A second fire breaks out at the Glasgow School of Art which also spreads to surrounding buildings including the O2 ABC.[103]
2021: COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, is held at Glasgow; Hampden Park hosts four matches, including two involving the Scottish national team, at the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, in front of reduced crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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