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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  • 5th century - Catholic diocese of Toulon established.[1]
  • 1096 - Toulon Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1259 - Charles of Anjou in power.[1]
  • 14th century: Toulon coat of arms in use.
  • 1524 - Tour Royale, Toulon (fort) built.
  • 1599 - Naval arsenal and shipyard built.
  • 1707 - Battle of Toulon (1707).[1]
  • 1720 - Plague.[1]
  • 1738 - Porte du Musée de la Marine (Toulon) (gate) built.
  • 1744 - February: Battle of Toulon (1744) fought near city.[1]
  • 1748 - Bagne of Toulon (prison) begins operating.
  • 1788 - Saint Louis Church, Toulon built.[2]
  • 1790 - Toulon becomes part of the Var souveraineté.[3]
  • 1793 - Siege of Toulon.[1]
  • 1800 - Société des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Toulon founded.[4]
  • 1801 - Catholic diocese disestablished, per Concordat of 1801.[5]
  • 1806 - Population: 28,170.[3]
  • 1833 - Var Chamber of Commerce established.[6]
  • 1841 - Population: 45,449.[3]
  • 1846 - Population: 62,941.[3]
  • 1853 - Shipbuilder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée established in nearby La Seyne-sur-Mer.
  • 1859 - Gare de Toulon opens.
  • 1862 - Toulon Opera hall opens on the Boulevard de Strasbourg (Toulon).
  • 1873 - République du Var newspaper begins publication.[7]
  • 1879 - Le Petit Var newspaper begins publication.[7]
  • 1884 - Cholera epidemic.[1]
  • 1886
    • Tram begins operating.
    • Société de géographie de Toulon founded.[8]
    • Population: 70,122.[9]
  • 1888 - Musée d'art de Toulon opens.[1]
  • 1890 - Fountain installed in the Place de la Liberté (Toulon).[10]

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
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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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