Timeline of 's-Hertogenbosch

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

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Prior to 19th century

• 1185 - City rights granted.[1]
• 1225 - Wall of 's-Hertogenbosch built, with its Brussels Gate and Leuven Gate.
• 1268 - Tafel van de Heilige Geest (charity) active (approximate date).[2]
• 1399 - Vughter Poort (gate) built.
• 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
• 1463 - Catastrophic fire, likely witnessed by young Hieronymus Bosch.
• 1495 - Artist Hieronymus Bosch active (approximate date).[4]
• 1530 - St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) built.
• 1533 - Stadhuis van 's-Hertogenbosch (city hall) remodelled.
• 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch established.[5]
• 1601 - November: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601).
• 1620 - Kruithuis ('s-Hertogenbosch) built.
• 1629 - April–September: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch.[1]
• 1638 - St. John's Cathedral organ installed.
• 1645 - Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch built.
• 1749 - Parade grounds, 's-Hertogenbosch laid out.

19th century

• 1815 - City becomes capital of North Brabant province.[1]
• 1817 - Design of 's-Hertogenbosch coat of arms adopted.
• 1818 - De Gruyter in business.
• 1824 - Bossche Synagogue in use.[6]
• 1826 - Geefhuis (charity) rebuilt on Hinthamerstraat.[2]
• 1829 - Catholic Nord Brabanter newspaper begins publication.[7]
• 1836 - Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen (society of arts & sciences) founded.[8]
• 1853 - Theatre built on the Papenhulst.
• 1866 - Population: 24,201.[9]
• 1868 - 's-Hertogenbosch railway station opens.
• 1874 - 's-Hertogenbosch fortifications dismantled.[10]
• 1880 - Rijksarchief Noord-Brabant (regional state archives) headquartered in city.[11]
• 1881 - Kruisstraat railway station and Sprokkelbosch railway station open.
• 1883
  • 's-Hertogenbosch-Helmond tram line begins operating.[12]
  • Rijksarchief Noord-Brabant building constructed on Waterstraat.[2]
• 1884 - Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Marie van der Does de Willebois becomes mayor.
• 1885 - 700th anniversary of city founding.[10]
• 1886 - Telephone begins operating.[10]
• 1887 - City gasworks built on the Vughterweg.[10]
• 1895 - Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and regent queen Emma visit city.[10]
• 1896 - 's-Hertogenbosch-Heusden tram line begins operating.[12]

20th century

• 1903 - Dragon Fountain, 's-Hertogenbosch installed.[10]
• 1905 - Nieuwe Sint-Jacobskerk (church) built.
• 1917 - Sint-Catharinakerk ('s-Hertogenbosch) (church) built.
• 1919 - Population: 38,067.[13]
• 1925 - Centraal Noordbrabants Museum opens on Bethaniëstraat.[8]
• 1926 - Sportpark De Hooge Donken opens.
• 1929 - Bosch monument erected in the Markt ('s-Hertogenbosch).
• 1934 - Casino Theatre, 's-Hertogenbosch built.
• 1938 - Synagogue built on Prins Bernhardstraat.[6]
• 1943 - January: Herzogenbusch concentration camp begins operating near city.
• 1944 - 27 October: Allied forces take city.[14]
• 1954 - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch begins.
• 1957 - Sligro supermarket in business (approximate date).
• 1959 - Brabants Dagblad (newspaper) in publication.
• 1971
  • Empel en Meerwijk and Engelen become part of 's-Hertogenbosch.[10]
  • Provinciehuis (Noord-Brabant) built.[15]
• 1973 - Saint Leonard's Church, 's-Hertogenbosch demolished in the Koningin Emmaplein ('s-Hertogenbosch).
• 1981 - Rosmalen railway station opens.
• 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
• 1987 - 's-Hertogenbosch Oost railway station opens.
• 1996
  • June: 1996 Tour de France cycling race starts from 's-Hertogenbosch.
  • Boschtion radio begins broadcasting.
  • Ton Rombouts becomes mayor.
• 2000 - Population: 129,034 municipality.[16]

21st century

• 2005 - Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum established.
• 2013 - Population: 142,817 municipality.[16]

See also

• 's-Hertogenbosch history
• History of 's-Hertogenbosch
• List of mayors of 's-Hertogenbosch
• List of governors of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1567-1794
• List of rijksmonuments in 's-Hertogenbosch
• Other names of 's-Hertogenbosch e.g. Bois-le-Duc, Den Bosch
• Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht

References

1. Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
2. Ton Wetzer (ed.). "Bossche Encyclopedie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
4. "Low Countries, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Netherlands". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
6. "'s-Hertogenbosch". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
7. Jan van de Plasse (2005). Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers (in Dutch). Otto Cramwinckel. ISBN 978-90-75727-77-7. (timeline)
8. Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen, 1836 - 2006 (in Dutch), Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum, retrieved 30 October 2015
9. "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
10. "Geschiedenis en wapen 's-Hertogenbosch: Historie gedetailleerd (timeline)" (in Dutch). 's-Hertogenbosch: Stadsarchief. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
11. Rijksarchief in Noord-Brabant, 1860 - 2007 (in Dutch), Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum, retrieved 30 October 2015
12. W. J. M. Leideritz (1978). De tramwegen van Noord-Brabant (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05706-4.
13. "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
14. "Dutch children offer WW2 liberation thanks to Wales", BBC News, 4 June 2014
15. Hans van Dijk (1999). Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6450-347-4.
16. "Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region: Municipality 's-Hertogenbosch". StatLine. Statistics Netherlands. 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Bois-le-duc", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Bois-le-Duc, Netherlands". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
• "'s Hertogenbosch", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881
• "Bois-le-Duc". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
• "'S Hertogenbosch", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910
• "'s-Hertogenbosch", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: New York : Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Bois-le-Duc, Dutch Brabant", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "'s-Hertogenbosch". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

in Dutch

• Jacob van Oudenhoven (1670). Silva-ducis aucta & renata of een nieuwe ende gantsch vermeerderde beschrijvinge van de stadt van s'Hertogen-Bossche (in Dutch). Scheffers, Jan & Oudenhoven, Jacomina van (widow of Isaac van Dockum) – via Internet Archive.
• Johan Hendrik van Heurn (1776). Historie der Stad en Meyjerye van 's Hertogenbosch (in Dutch). Utrecth: J. Van Schoonhoven en Comp. – via Google Books. 1776-1778
• Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1845). "Hertogenbosch". Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden [Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands] (in Dutch). 5. Gorinchem: Jacobus Noorduyn – via HathiTrust.
• R.A. Van Zuijlen Jr. (ed.). Inventaris der archieven van de stad 's Hertogenbosch (in Dutch). 's Hertogenbosch: W.C. Van Heusden. 1863-1866
• G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Noord-Brabant: 's-Hertogenbosch". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. pp. 288–296. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.

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