Timeline of Toulon

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

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Prior to 20th century
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Prehistory
Ancient
Greek colonies 600 BC – 49 BC
Celtic Gaul   until 50 BC
Roman Gaul 50 BC – 486 AD
Early Middle Ages
Franks  
Merovingians 481–751
Carolingians 751–987
Middle Ages
Direct Capetians 987–1328
Valois 1328–1498
Early modern
Valois-Orléans kings 1498–1515
Valois-Angoulême kings 1515–1589
Bourbon kings 1589–1792
Long 19th century
French Revolution 1789–1799
Kingdom of France 1791–1792
First Republic 1792–1804
First Empire 1804–1814
Restoration 1814–1830
July Monarchy 1830–1848
Second Republic 1848–1852
Second Empire 1852–1870
Third Republic 1870–1940
20th century
Third Republic 1870–1940
 1940–1944
Provisional Republic 1944–1946
Fourth Republic 1946–1958
Fifth Republic 1958–present
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20th century

1900s-1940s
  • 1901 - Canton de Toulon-1, Canton de Toulon-2, Canton de Toulon-3, and Canton de Toulon-4 created.[3]
  • 1908 - Société des sciences naturelles et d'archéologie de Toulon et du Var founded.[8]
  • 1911 - Population: 104,582.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 1949 - Toulon trolleybus begins operating.

1950s-1990s
  • 1950 - 12 February: Communist demonstration.[13]
  • 1957 - Lycée Dumont-d'Urville (Toulon) (school) founded.
  • 1959 - Maurice Arreckx becomes mayor.
  • 1961 - Musée des arts asiatiques de Toulon opens.[14]
  • 1964
  • 1966 - Toulon–Hyères Airport opens.
  • 1967 - Toulon Tournament of football begins.
  • 1973
    • August: Racial unrest.[15]
    • Canton de Toulon-6, Canton de Toulon-7, Canton de Toulon-8, and Canton de Toulon-9 created.[3]
  • 1975 - Population: 181,801.[3]
  • 1979 - University of the South, Toulon-Var established.
  • 1980 - Toulon Book Fair begins.[16]
  • 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.[17]
  • 1990 - Population: 167,619.[3]
  • 1992 - 16 December: Toulon bank robbery occurs.
  • 1995 - Jean-Marie Le Chevallier becomes mayor.[18]
  • 1997 - Fête du livre du Var (book fair) begins.[19][20]

21st century

See also

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

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. "Patrimoine de caractère". Toulon.fr (in French). Mairie de Toulon. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "Notice communale: Toulon". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
  7. A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  8. "Sociétés savantes de France (Toulon)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
  10. Baedeker 1914.
  11. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  12. Jean-Charles Bruno (ed.). "Chronologie". Ensembles et résidences de la période 1945/1975 sur le territoire de Toulon Provence Méditerranée (in French). France: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  13. "2-15 February 1950". Chronology of International Events and Documents. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs. 6. 1950. JSTOR 40545261.
  14. "Musées et galeries". Toulon.fr (in French). Mairie de Toulon. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  15. Mahfoud Bennoune (January 1975). "Maghribin Workers in France". MERIP Reports. USA: Middle East Research and Information Project (34): 1–30. JSTOR 3011470.
  16. "French Book Fair Writhes, Poisoned by Politics", New York Times, 22 November 1996
  17. Police say 13 die in explosion, United Press International, 16 February 1989
  18. "French Cold-Shoulder Riviera City", New York Times, 26 August 1995
  19. "Historique" (in French). Fête du livre du Var. Archived from the original on October 2011.
  20. "Annuaire des structures (Ville: Toulon)" (in French). Aix-en-Provence: Agence régionale du Livre Paca. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  21. French storms and floods kill 15, Reuters, 16 June 2010
  22. "Données du Monde: Toulon", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

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