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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France.
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- 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.
- 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.
- 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.
- 1388 - Dedication of Nice to Savoy [fr] effected.
- 1538 - Peace treaty [fr] signed in Nice.
- 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.
- 1545 - Pont-Vieux, Nice [fr] (bridge) rebuilt.
- 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
- 1564 - Major earthquake.
- 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed.
- 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV.
- 1720
- Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- Medical school established.
- 1722 - Hôtel de Ville built.
- 1724 - Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice [fr] church built.
- 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.
- 1772 - Gazette de Nice [fr] newspaper begins publication.
- 1780 - Route Royale Nice-Turin [fr] paved.
- 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
- 1784 - Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Nice [fr] built.
- 1790 - Public library founded.
- 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
- 1793
- Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.
- Population: 24,117.
- 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.
19th century
- 1812 - Lycée Masséna [fr] (school) opens.
- 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.
- 1822 - Promenade des Anglais construction begins.
- 1832 - 25 April: Religious Vow of Nice [fr] taken in response to cholera epidemic.
- 1846 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice founded.
- 1852
- Église Notre-Dame-des-Grâces [fr] (church) built.
- English circulating library active.
- 1854 - Jardin Albert 1er [fr] (park) opens.
- 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.
- 1856 - Population: 44,091.
- 1860 - Annexation of the County of Nice to France [fr].
- 1861 - Francization begins.
- 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.
- 1864
- Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
- Nice-Ville station opened.
- 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, established.
- 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.
- 1871 - Niçard Vespers, three days of popular uprising in support of the union of the County of Nice with the Kingdom of Italy.
- 1879
- Horsecar tramway begins operating.
- Le Petit Niçois [fr] newspaper begins publication.
- 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.
- 1882
- Promenade of Nice [fr] built.
- Pont-Neuf (Nice) [fr] (bridge) demolished.
- 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.
- 1884 - Casino municipal de Nice [fr] built.
- 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
- 1886 - Synagogue de Nice [fr] built.
- 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.
- 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
- 1891
- 4 October: Garibaldi monument, Nice [fr] unveiled in Place Garibaldi [fr].
- Population: 88,273.
- 1892
- Gare du Sud built.
- Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
- 1896 - Monument du Centenaire [fr] erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.
- 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.
20th century
1901-1944
- 1901 - Population: 105,109.
- 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
- 1904
- Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
- Promenade des Anglais extended to the river Var.
- 1911 - Population: 142,940.
- 1912 - Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens, funded by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
- 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
- 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
- 1919
- Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.
- Victorine Studios of film established.
- 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
- 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.
- 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.
- 1931 - Population: 219,549.
- 1933 - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice de Nice [fr] (church) built.
- 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.
- 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.
- 1944
- 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.
- 28 August: Battle of Nice [fr].
1945-1990s
- 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.
- 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
- 1954
- Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
- Population: 244,360.
- 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.
- 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
- 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.
- 1968 - Population: 322,442.
- 1970 - Palais Lascaris (musical instrument museum) opened.
- 1973
- Nice University Hospital [fr] established.
- Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, 10 [fr], and 11 [fr] created.
- 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
- 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.
- 1982
- Canton of Nice-12 [fr], 13 [fr], and 14 [fr] created.
- Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
- 1988 - Le Standard de Nice [fr] newspaper begins publication.
- 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
- 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
- 1999
- Forum d'urbanisme et d'architecture [fr] established.
- Population: 342,738.
21st century .
2000s
- 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.
- 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.
- 2003 - Bombing.
- 2007 - Nice tramway opens.
- 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.
2010s
- 2011
- Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.
- Population: 344,064.
- 2013
- Allianz Riviera stadium opens.
- 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice.
- 2014 - March: Nice municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
- 2015
- February: Stabbing.
- October: 2015 Alpes-Maritimes flood [fr] occurs.
- December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.
- 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.
2020s
- 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.
- 2024 - July: Arson attack kills 7 and injures 33
See also
- Nice history
- History of Nice [fr]
- List of mayors of Nice [fr]
- List of heritage sites in Nice [fr]
- Other names of Nice
- Archives communales de Nice [fr]
- History of Alpes-Maritimes [fr] department
- Timeline of Provence [fr] region
Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:
- Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
- Timeline of Arles [fr]
- Timeline of Avignon
- Timeline of Marseille
- Timeline of Toulon
References
- ^ Overall 1870.
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online
- "Hôtel de Ville de Nice". PSS Architecture. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- Base Mérimée: Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Pons, actuellement hôpital Pasteur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Tedder, Henry Richard; Brown, James Duff (1911). "Libraries" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 545–577.
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- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Nice, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Haydn 1910.
- ^ Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
- "History". English American Library Nice. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- Colonel Sykes, "Statistics of Nice Maritime." Journal of the Statistical Society of London 18.1 (1855): 34-73. online
- Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
- ^ A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
- Die Schweizer Presse (in German). Bern: Jent & Co. 1896.
- Vespri Nizzardi, di Giuseppe Andre'
- Base Mérimée: Synagogue ou temple israélite, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Observatoire de Nice, puis observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Liste des Fontaines et des Statues" (in French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- "At a French Studio, Great Ghosts and Big Plans", New York Times, 13 May 2007
- ^ "(Nice)". Muséofile [fr]: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Base Mérimée: Palais de la Méditerranée, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Eglise Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- "Nice (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera", The Guardian, 4 October 2015
- "Résultats élections: Nice", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
This article incorporates information from the French Misplaced Pages.
Bibliography
in English
- David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Nice". Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t2x352b0z.
- Mariana Starke (1839), "Nice", Travels in Europe (9th ed.), Paris: A. and W. Galignani
- "Nice". Hand-book for Travellers in Northern Italy (10th ed.). London: John Murray. 1866.
- "Nice". Italy (2nd ed.). Coblenz: Karl Baedeker. 1870.
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Nice". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
- "Nice". The Riviera (9th ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1896.
- T. G. Bonney; et al. (1904). "Nice". The Mediterranean, its Storied Cities and Venerable Ruins. New York: J. Pott.
- Nice, Beaulieu and Monaco. Guides Joanne. Hachette. 1906.
- S. Kahn (1907), "Nice", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 9, New York: : Ktav Publishing House
- Practical Guide to Nice. Guides Pol. Lyon: Société des guides Pol. circa 1907
- "Nice (France)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 646–647.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Nice", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776
- Georges Goyau (1911). "Nice". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: New York, The Encyclopedia Press.
- "Nice". Southern France (6th ed.). Leipzig: Baedeker. 1914.
- Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 26, hdl:2027/mdp.39015035117657,
Local history: Nice
- "Talk of Nice", New York Times, 17 March 1984
in French
- "Nice". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). Paris. 1914. hdl:2027/mdp.39015074817142.
External links
- Items related to Nice, various dates (via Europeana).
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