Timeline of Dijon

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

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Prior to 20th century

• c.580 - Description of Dijon by Gregory of Tours in Historia Francorum (Book III, Chapter 19).

• 1098 - Cîteaux Abbey founded near Dijon.
• 1137 - Fire.[1]
• 1200 - Dijon mustard introduced (approximate date).[2]
• 1334 - Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon consecrated.[3]
• 1364 - Dijon City Hall built.
• 1382 - Public clock installed.[1][4]
• 1383 - Carthusian Champmol monastery founded near Dijon.
• 1393 - Dijon Cathedral consecrated.
• 1405 - "Well of Moses" sculpture created for the Champmol monastery near Dijon.
• 1460 - Tower of Philip the Good built.
• 1491 - Printing press in operation.[5]
• 1708 - Public library opens.[6][7]^(fr)
• 1709 - St. Anne's Church, Dijon built.
• 1722 - University of Dijon founded.[8]
• 1731 - Roman Catholic diocese of Dijon established.[9]
• 1740 - Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon constituted.[10]
• 1763 - Jesuits expelled.
• 1787 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon established.
• 1790 - Dijon becomes part of the Côte-d'Or department.
• 1793 - Population: 20,760.
• 1802 - Sainte-Chapelle de Dijon demolished.[11]
• 1828 - Grand Theatre built.
• 1832 - Burgundy Canal and Port du canal de Dijon open.
• 1833 - Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (garden) established.[12]
• 1863 - Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge in business.[13]
• 1868 - Le Bien Public newspaper in publication.
• 1870 - October: Battle of Dijon.[14]
• 1879 - Dijon Synagogue built.
• 1886 - Population: 60,855.[15]
• 1893 - Lycée Carnot (Dijon) (school) opens.
• 1899 - Carnot monument erected in the Place de la République (Dijon).[14]

20th century

• 1911 - Population: 76,847.[16]
• 1914 - Cinéma Le Darcy opens.
• 1920 - Cinéma Eldorado opens.
• 1934 - Stade Gaston Gérard (stadium) opens.
• 1938 - Magnin Museum established.
• 1946 - Population: 100,664.
• 1947 - Rude Museum established.
• 1956 - Dijon exhibition grounds opens.
• 1962 - Gare de Dijon-Ville rebuilt.
• 1970 - University of Burgundy established.[8]
• 1973 - Canton de Dijon-1, etc. created.
• 1975 - Population: 151,705.
• 1977 - Palais des Sports de Dijon (arena) opens.
• 1980
  • Florissimo flower show begins.
  • Musée d'art sacré de Dijon opens.
• 1981 - Hôtel de région (Bourgogne) built in Dijon for the Bourgogne regional council.^(fr)
• 1990 - Parc de la Toison d'Or (amusement park) opens.
• 1995 - Festival international du court-métrage de Dijon begins.
• 1998
  • Dijon Auditorium opens.
  • Dijon FCO football club formed.

21st century

• 2003 - May: Socialist Party national congress held in Dijon.
• 2005 - Zénith de Dijon assembly hall opens.
• 2009 - Elithis tower office building constructed.
• 2010 - November: Hostel fire.[17]
• 2011 - Population: 151,672.[18]
• 2012
  • Dijon tramway begins operating.
  • Population: 152,071.
• 2014
  • March: Dijon municipal election, 2014 held.
  • 21 December: 2014 Dijon attack.
• 2015
  • François Rebsamen becomes mayor.
  • December: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional election, 2015 held.[18]
• 2016 - Dijon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
• 2020 - 11-17 June: 2020 Dijon riots

See also

• Dijon history
• List of mayors of Dijon
• List of heritage sites in Dijon
• History of Burgundy region

other cities in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

• Timeline of Besançon

References

1. Overall 1870.
2. Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
3. Britannica 1910.
4. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
5. Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
6. "Historique: une bibliothèque depuis le 17e siècle" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Dijon. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
7. Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
8. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
9. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
10. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
11. Michael Greenhalgh (2015). "Dijon". Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th-century France. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29371-7.
12. "Garden Search: France". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
13. "William Frachot à Dijon". Michelin Restaurants: Magazine (in French). 2013. Étoiles
14. Haydn 1910.
15. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
16. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
17. "Seven die in fire in immigrant hostel in Dijon, France", BBC News, 14 November 2010
18. "Données du Monde: Dijon", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Clement Cruttwell (1793). "Dijon". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson.
• "Dijon", Handbook for travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
• William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Dijon". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
• C.B. Black (1876), "Dijon", Guide to the north of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
• "Dijon", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
• "Dijon", Jewish Encyclopedia, 4, New York, 1907
• "Dijon", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Dijon", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Dijon". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.

in French

• Almanach de la province de Bourgogne et particulièrement de la ville de Dijon (in French). 1772.
• "Dijon". Almanach général des marchands, négocians, armateurs et fabricans. Almanach Général des Marchands, Négocians et Commerçans de la France et de l'Europe (in French). Paris: L. Cellot. 1779. ISSN 1954-6521.
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Dijon". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1850). "Dijon". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 342. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
• Philibert Milsand (1885). "Ville de Dijon". Bibliographie bourguignonne. Dijon: Gustave Lamarche; Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon.
• Dijon. Guides Joanne (in French). hdl:2027/hvd.32044087927356. circa 1896
• "Dijon". La Bourgogne. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1906. OCLC 457600236.

External links

• Items related to Dijon, various dates (via Europeana).
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