Timeline of Geneva

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland.

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Prior to 19th century

• 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up.[1]
• 4th century CE – Catholic diocese established.[2]
• 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[3]
• 534 – Franks in power.[4]
• 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva.[5]
• 800 – Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date).[3]
• 1321 – Fire.[4]
• 1333 – Fire.[4]
• 1387 – Town charter granted.[6]
• 1430 – Fire.[4]
• 1478 – Printing press in operation.[7][8]
• 1519 – Geneva allies with Freibourg.[9]
• 1524 – "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."[6]
• 1526 – Geneva allies with Bern.[9]
• 1535 – Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.[6]
• 1536
  • 21 May: Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.
  • Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.[6][10]
  • Area of city expanded.[11]
• 1541 - République de Genève and Genevan Consistory established.
• 1545 – 2 June: Divorce granted.[12]
• 1553 – 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy.[6]
• 1559 – Collège de Genève founded.[9]
• 1560 – English-language Geneva Bible published.
• 1580 – Population: 17,330.[13]
• 1584 – "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."[6]
• 1587 – Watchmaker Charles Cusin active.[14]
• 1602 – 21 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."[1]
• 1679 – French embassy established.[15]
• 1690 – Population: 16,220.[13]
• 1712 – 28 June: Jean-Jacques Rousseau born.
• 1738 – "The republic adopts a regular constitution."[6]
• 1763 – Geneva is "made independent."[4]
• 1766 – Théâtre de Rosimond built.
• 1770 – "Insurrection suppressed."[6]
• 1781 – February: Geneva Revolution of 1782.[3]
• 1783 – Théâtre de Neuve built.
• 1789 – Trade show held.[12]
• 1794 – July: "Government overthrown;"[9] "executions, etc."[3]
• 1798
  • April: Geneva becomes capital of Léman (department) of the French Empire.[4][13]
  • Population: 24,331.[13]

19th century

• 1815
  • Canton of Geneva created.[11][16]
  • Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.[1]
• 1816 - Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva.[17]
• 1817 – Botanical garden created in the Parc des Bastions.
• 1821 – Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.[2]
• 1825 – Prison begins operating.[18]
• 1826 - Musée Rath built.[9]
• 1828 - Société genevoise d'utilité publique (public welfare society) founded.
• 1829 – Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.[19]
• 1834
  • 5 February: Polish-Sardinian unrest.[6]
  • Population: 27,177.[13]
• 1835 - Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded.
• 1837 - Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.[20]
• 1842
  • Political unrest.[9]
  • Geneva municipality created.[11][13]
• 1845 – Gas lighting installed.[4]
• 1846 – Political unrest;[6] "constitution made more democratic."[3]
• 1847 – "Radical party" in power.[9]
• 1848 – Banque de Geneve founded.[21]
• 1849 – Fortifications begin to be demolished.[6][13]
• 1850 – Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.[22]
• 1851 – Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business.
• 1852 – Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.[23]
• 1854 – Jardin Anglais (park) laid out.
• 1856 – Quai Gustave-Ador built.
• 1858
  • Genève-Cornavin railway station opens.
  • Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.[24]
• 1860 – Population: 82,876 in canton.[22]
• 1863 – International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva.
• 1864
  • August: International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva,[25] i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."[1]
  • 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;"[3] city occupied by federal forces.[6]
  • Monument erected in Port-Noir.
• 1867
  • September: International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.[6]
  • Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.[23]
• 1873 – University of Geneva active.[9]
• 1879
  • Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.[9]
  • Brunswick Monument erected.
• 1880 – Population: 99,712 in canton.[22]
• 1881 – Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.[26]
• 1883 – 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.[3]
• 1886
  • Geneva Seal adopted.
  • Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed.
• 1891 – International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.[27]
• 1892 - 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.[3]
• 1893 - Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.[28]
• 1894 – Victoria Hall (concert hall) built.
• 1896 – 1 May: Swiss National Exposition opens in Geneva.[3]
• 1900 – Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.[22]

20th century

1900s–1940s

• 1902 – 24 December: Cathedral bombing.[3]
• 1905 – Geneva Motor Show begins.
• 1910 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built.
• 1917 – Monument to the Reformation built.
• 1919 – International Labour Organization headquartered in Geneva.
• 1920
  • League of Nations headquartered in city.[29]
  • Alhambra cinema active.[30]
• 1921 – Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.[27]
• 1924 – International School of Geneva established.
• 1926
  • 26 September: International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.[25]
  • Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed.
• 1929 – 27 July: International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.[25]
• 1930
  • Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.[22]
  • Les Eaux-Vives, Le Petit-Saconnex and Plainpalais become part of city.[13]
• 1932
  • November: 1932 Geneva unrest.
  • International disarmament conference held in city.[1]
• 1938 – Palace of Nations built.
• 1939 – Geneva International Music Competition begins.
• 1947 – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.[25]
• 1948 – World Health Organization headquartered in Geneva.
• 1949 – 12 August: International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.[25]

1950s–1990s

• 1950
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.[25]
  • Population: 202,918 in canton.[22]
• 1954
  • International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.[31]
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin.
• 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais.
• 1957 – Electric toothbrush invented.[12]
• 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton.[15]
• 1961 - Centre islamique de Genève founded.
• 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.[25]
• 1964 - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.[25]
• 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.[22]
• 1972 - Tour du Lac rowing contest begins.
• 1977 – Geneva Symphony Orchestra established.[32]
• 1978 - Geneva Mosque built.[33]
• 1980 – Banque de Patrimoines Privés Genève established.
• 1986 – Geneva City Archives established.
• 1987 – Geneva Airport railway station opens.
• 1988 – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens.
• 1989 – March: World wide web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.[12]
• 1997 – Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations.
• 2000 – Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.[22]

21st century

• 2002 – City website online (approximate date).[34]
• 2004 – Genève-Sécheron railway station opens.
• 2005 – Geneva Citizens' Movement established.
• 2007 – RHINO (squat) evicted.
• 2009
  • November: Anti-WTO protest.[35]
  • November–December: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva.
  • Calvin Jubilee held.[36]
• 2013
  • Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the Assemblée constituante de Genève.
  • Population: 469,433 in canton.[37]
• 2014 – Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.[38]
• 2015
  • August: Intern-in-tent reported.[39]
  • Esther Alder becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Geneva
• List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Geneva
• Timelines of other municipalities in Switzerland: Basel, Bern, Zürich

References

1. Leo Schelbert (2014). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-3352-2.
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7. 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.
8. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Switzerland: Genève". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust.
9. Chambers 1901.
10. "Switzerland". Political Chronology of Europe. Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 248+. ISBN 978-1-135-35687-3.
11. Britannica 1910.
12. Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
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19. Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
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21. "Switzerland". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920.
22. Evolution de la population des communes 1850–2000 (xls) (in French), Swiss Confederation, Federal Statistical Office, 2005
23. Weibel 2006.
24. "Plan de Ville". Ville de Genève: site officiel (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
25. Richard Green (2008). Chronology of International Organizations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35590-6.
26. "Amateur Photographic Societies ... Foreign", International Annual of Anthony's Photographic Bulletin, New York: E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, 14, 1902
27. Sandi E. Cooper (1991). "Peace Societies". Patriotic Pacifism: Waging War on War in Europe, 1815–1914. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-536343-2.
28. A.J. Mackintosh (1907). "Mountaineering Clubs, 1857–1907". Alpine Journal. UK (177).
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32. 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.
33. Switzerland, ArchNet, archived from the original on April 2007
34. "Ville de Geneve: Le Site officiel" (in French). Archived from the original on December 2002 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
35. Geneva anti-WTO protesters smash windows, burn cars, Reuters, 28 November 2009
36. "A City of Mixed Emotions Observes Calvin's 500th", New York Times, 4 November 2009
37. Cantonal portraits 2015, Swiss Confederation, Federal Statistical Office
38. "New cold war: the Geneva fallout bunkers doubling as homeless shelters", The Guardian, Cities, UK, 22 October 2014
39. "U.N. Faces Scrutiny Over Unpaid Intern Who Slept in a Tent in Geneva", New York Times, 13 August 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Published in the 17th–19th century

• Jacob Spon (1687). History of the City and State of Geneva. London: Bernard White. (translated from French)
• George Keate (1761). Short Account of the Ancient History, Present Government, and Laws of the Republic of Geneva. London: R. and J. Dodsley.
• Frederic Leopold Stolberg (1796), "(Geneva)", Travels through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily, Translated by Thomas Holcroft, London: G.G. and J. Robinson
• "Geneva". A Geographical, Historical and Political Description of the Empire of Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Prussia, Italy, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia: With a Gazetteer. London: John Stockdale. 1800. OCLC 79519893.
• Abraham Rees (1819), "Geneva", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Geneva". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
• George Henry Townsend (1877), "Geneva", A Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
• Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Geneva", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555

Published in the 20th century

• "Geneva". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. 5. London. 1901.
• "Geneva", Handbook for Switzerland, Murray's Handbooks for Travellers (19th ed.), London: Edward Stanford, 1904
• "Geneva", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Geneva", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. – via HathiTrust
• "Geneva". Switzerland. Grieben's Guide Books (2nd ed.). Berlin: Albert Goldschmidt. 1912.
• "Millennial City: The Romance of Geneva, Capital of the League of Nations", National Geographic Magazine, Washington DC, 35, 1919
• "Geneva", Switzerland (26th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922, OCLC 4248970 – via Internet Archive
• Nicolas Bouvier (1994). "Geneva". Geneva, Zurich, Basel: History, Culture, and National Identity. Princeton University Press. pp. 17–40. ISBN 978-1-4008-6369-3.
• Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Geneva". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
• Antoine S. Bailly (2000). "Geneva: does wealth ensure social stability?". In Mario Polèse; Richard E. Stren (eds.). The Social Sustainability of Cities: Diversity and the Management of Change. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8320-3.

Published in the 21st century

• Mario Carpo (2001). "Geneva". Architecture in the Age of Printing. MIT Press. pp. 79–102. ISBN 978-0-262-03288-9.
• Hugo Slim (2007). "Geneva's Future: Reflections on the Role of a Values-Based City". International Affairs. 83 (1): 109–125. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2346.2007.00605.x. JSTOR 4122042.
• Christopher Kennedy; et al. (2009). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities". Environmental Science & Technology. 43 (19): 7297–7302. doi:10.1021/es900213p. PMID 19848137.

in French

• Luc Weibel (2006). "Chronologie". Croire à Genève: la Salle de la Réformation (XIXe-XXe siècle) [Belief in Geneva] (in French). Geneva: Labor et Fides. p. 201+. ISBN 978-2-8309-1193-0.

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Geneva, various dates
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Geneva, various dates.