Timeline of Nice

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

Prior to 19th century

  • 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.[1]
  • 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.[2]
  • 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.[2]
  • 1388 - Dedication of Nice to Savoy effected.[2]
  • 1538 - Peace treaty signed in Nice.
  • 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.[1]
  • 1545 - Pont-Vieux, Nice (bridge) rebuilt.
  • 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
  • 1564 - Major earthquake.[3]
  • 1699 - Sainte-Réparate Cathedral built.
  • 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished.[2]
  • 1720
  • 1724 - Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice church built.[4]
  • 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.[2]
  • 1772 - Gazette de Nice newspaper begins publication.
  • 1780 - Route Royale Nice-Turin paved.
  • 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
  • 1784 - Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Nice built.
  • 1790 - Public library founded.[5]
  • 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
  • 1793
  • 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.(fr)[7]

19th century

  • 1812 - Lycée Masséna (school) opens.
  • 1814 - Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.[8]
  • 1832 - 25 April: Religious Vow of Nice taken in response to cholera epidemic.
  • 1852
    • Église Notre-Dame-des-Grâces (church) built.
    • English circulating library active.[9]
  • 1854 - Jardin Albert 1er (park) opens.
  • 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.[10]
  • 1856 - Population: 44,091.[6]
  • 1860 - Annexation of the County of Nice to France.[11]
  • 1861 - Francization begins.
  • 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1864 - Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
  • 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice established.
  • 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1879
    • Horsecar tramway begins operating.
    • Le Petit Niçois newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.[7]
  • 1882
    • Promenade of Nice built.
    • Pont-Neuf (Nice) (bridge) demolished.
  • 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1884 - Casino municipal de Nice built.
  • 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
  • 1886 - Synagogue de Nice built.[4]
  • 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.[4]
  • 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
  • 1891
    • 4 October: Garibaldi monument, Nice unveiled in Place Garibaldi.[8][14]
    • Population: 88,273.[6]
  • 1892
  • 1896 - Monument du Centenaire erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.[14]
  • 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

20th century

1901-1944

1945-1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

2020s

See also

  • Nice history
  • History of Nice
  • List of mayors of Nice
  • List of heritage sites in Nice
  • Other names of Nice
  • Archives communales de Nice
  • History of Alpes-Maritimes department
  • Timeline of Provence region

Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:

References

  1. Overall 1870.
  2. Britannica 1910.
  3. Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online
  4. "Patrimoine architectural (Nice)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
  6. "Notice communale: Nice". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. Haydn 1910.
  8. Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
  9. "History". English American Library Nice. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. Colonel Sykes, "Statistics of Nice Maritime." Journal of the Statistical Society of London 18.1 (1855): 34-73. online
  11. Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
  12. A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  13. Die Schweizer Presse (in German). Bern: Jent & Co. 1896.
  14. "Liste des Fontaines et des Statues" (in French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  16. "At a French Studio, Great Ghosts and Big Plans", New York Times, 13 May 2007
  17. "(Nice)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. "Nice (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  19. "Données du Monde: Nice", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
  20. "French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera", The Guardian, 4 October 2015

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