Timeline of Debrecen
Prior to 20th century
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- 1317 - Battle of Debrecen (1317).
- 1538 - Debrecen Calvinist College founded.
- 1746 - Church of St. Anne, Debrecen built.[1]
- 1822 - Reformed Great Church built.[1]
- 1849
- 14 April: Kossuth proclaimed the deposition of the Habsburg dynasty[2]
- August: Battle of Debrecen (1849).
- Heroes' Cemetery, Debrecen established.
- 1857 - Budapest-Debrecen railway begins operating.
- 1861 - Emlékkert (Debrecen) (park) established.[3]
- 1869 - Debrecen newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1884 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1890 - Population: 58,952.[5]
- 1893 - Synagogue built on Pásti Street.[6]
- 1895 - De Ruyter obelisk erected.[2]
- 1897 - Synagogue opens on Deák Ferenc Street.[6]
- 1900 - Population: 75,006.[7]
20th century
- 1902 - Déri Múzeum and Debreceni VSC (sport club) established.
- 1903 - Debreceni Független Újság newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1910 - Population: 92,729.[7]
- 1911
- 1912
- Hungarian Royal University established.
- Debreceni Hírlap newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1914 - Kossuth statue erected in Belváros (Debrecen).
- 1915 - Grand Hotel Aranybika rebuilt.
- 1930
- Debrecen Airport begins operating.
- Population: 116,013.
- 1944
- October: Battle of Debrecen.
- 21 December: "Provisional National Assembly meets in recently liberated city of Debrecen."[8]
- 1950 - Stadion Oláh Gábor Út (stadium) opens (approximate date).
- 1958 - Debrecen Zoo opens.
- 1960 - Population: 134,930.
- 1961 - Debrecen Station rebuilt.
- 1966
- István Ács becomes mayor.
- Debrecen flower festival active.
- 1970 - Debreceni Vadkakasok basketball team formed.
- 1974 - Population: 179,755.[9]
- 1980 - Population: 198,195.
- 1985 - Debrecen trolleybus begins operating.
- 1988 - Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra founded.[10]
- 1990 - József Hevessy becomes mayor.
- 1991 - Debrecen Reformed Theological University active.
- 1993 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza established.[11]
- 1998 - Lajos Kósa becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2002 - Főnix Hall arena opens.
- 2003 - Debrecen Waterpark built.
- 2006 - Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex opens.
- 2008 - Debrecen Market Hall built.
- 2011 - Population: 211,320.
- 2014 - Papp László becomes mayor.
- 2015 - June: Migrant unrest.[12]
See also
- Debrecen history
- List of mayors of Debrecen
- Timelines of other cities in Hungary: Budapest
References
- Dora Wiebenson; Sisa József, eds. (1998). Architecture of Historic Hungary. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-23192-3.
- Baedeker 1905.
- Szűcs 1871.
- Albert Tezla (1970). Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook. Harvard University Press. p. 707. ISBN 978-0-674-42650-4.
- "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899.
- "Debrecen". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1916 – via HathiTrust.
- Eric Roman (2003). "Chronologies: Hungary: the Regency 1918-2000". Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-7469-3.
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
- Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 20th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
- "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Hungary". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- Hungarian police use tear gas to break up clashes at migrant camp, Reuters, 29 June 2015
This article incorporates information from the Hungarian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- "Debreczin", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
- "Hungary: Debreczin". Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria (15th ed.). London: J. Murray. 1903 – via Internet Archive.
- "Debreczin", Austria-Hungary, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1905, OCLC 344268
- "Debreczen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- L. Passuth (1962), "Sexcentenary of Debrecen", New Hungarian Quarterly, 3
in other languages
- István Szűcs (jurist) (1871). Debreczen város tőrténelme [Historic City of Debreczen] (in Hungarian). Debreczen.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Bela Toth (1981), "Debrecen konyvtari kulturaja a 18. szazadban" [Library Facilities in 18th century Debrecen], Magyar Konyvszemle (in Hungarian), 1–2
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