Timeline of Nice

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

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Prior to 19th century

• 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.^[1]
• 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.^[2]
• 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.^[2]
• 1388 - Dedication of Nice to Savoy effected.^[2]
• 1538 - Peace treaty signed in Nice.
• 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.^[1]
• 1545 - Pont-Vieux, Nice (bridge) rebuilt.
• 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
• 1699 - Sainte-Réparate Cathedral built.
• 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished.^[2]
• 1720
  • Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
  • Medical school established.
• 1724 - Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice church built.^[3]
• 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.^[2]
• 1772 - Gazette de Nice newspaper begins publication.
• 1780 - Route Royale Nice-Turin paved.
• 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
• 1784 - Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Nice built.
• 1790 - Public library founded.^[4]
• 1793
  • Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.^[5]
  • Population: 24,117.^[5]

19th century

• 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.^(fr)[6]
• 1812 - Lycée Masséna (school) opens.
• 1814 - Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.^[7]
• 1832 - 25 April: Religious Vow of Nice taken in response to cholera epidemic.
• 1852
  • Église Notre-Dame-des-Grâces (church) built.
  • English circulating library active.^[8]
• 1854 - Jardin Albert 1er (park) opens.
• 1856 - Population: 44,091.^[5]
• 1860 - Annexation of the County of Nice to France.^[9]
• 1861 - Francization begins.
• 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.^[10]
• 1864 - Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
• 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice established.
• 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.^[11]
• 1879
  • Horsecar tramway begins operating.
  • Le Petit Niçois newspaper begins publication.^[10]
• 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.^[6]
• 1882
  • Promenade of Nice built.
  • Pont-Neuf (Nice) (bridge) demolished.
• 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.^[10]
• 1884 - Casino municipal de Nice built.
• 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
• 1886 - Synagogue de Nice built.^[3]
• 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.^[3]
• 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
• 1891
  • 4 October: Garibaldi monument, Nice unveiled in Place Garibaldi.^[7][12]
  • Population: 88,273.^[5]
• 1892
  • Gare du Sud built.
  • Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
• 1896 - Monument du Centenaire erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.^[12]

20th century

1900-1944

• 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.
• 1901 - Population: 105,109.^[5]
• 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
• 1904
  • Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
  • Promenade des Anglais extended.^[2]
• 1911 - Population: 142,940.^[13]
• 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
• 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
• 1919
  • Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.^[5]
  • Victorine Studios of film established.^[14]
• 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
• 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.^[15]
• 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.^[3]
• 1931 - Population: 219,549.^[5]
• 1933 - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice de Nice (church) built.^[3]
• 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.
• 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.
• 1944
  • 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.^(fr)
  • 28 August: Battle of Nice.

1945-1990s

• 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.^[16]
• 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
• 1954
  • Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
  • Population: 244,360.^[5]
• 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.^[5]
• 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
• 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.^[15]
• 1968 - Population: 322,442.^[5]
• 1973
  • Nice University Hospital established.
  • Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 created.^[5]
• 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
• 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.^(fr)
• 1982
  • Canton of Nice-12, 13, and 14 created.^[5]
  • Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
• 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
• 1988 - Le Standard de Nice newspaper begins publication.
• 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
• 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
• 1999
  • Forum d'urbanisme et d'architecture established.
  • Population: 342,738.^[5]

21st century

2000s

• 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.
• 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.
• 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.

2010s

• 2011
  • Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.
  • Population: 344,064.^[17]
• 2013 - Allianz Riviera stadium opens.
• 2014 - March: Nice municipal election, 2014 held.
• 2015
  • October: 2015 Alpes-Maritimes flood occurs.^[18]
  • December: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 2015 held.^[17]

See also

• Nice history
• History of Nice
• List of mayors of Nice
• List of heritage sites in Nice
• Other names of Nice
• Archives communales de Nice
• History of Alpes-Maritimes department
• Timeline of Provence region

other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region

• Timeline of Aix-en-Provence
• Timeline of Arles
• Timeline of Marseille
• Timeline of Toulon

References

1. Overall 1870.
2. Britannica 1910.
3. "Patrimoine architectural (Nice)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved December 2015.
4. Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopaedia Britannica 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
5. "Notice communale: Nice". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved December 2015.
6. Haydn 1910.
7. Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
8. "History". English American Library Nice. Retrieved January 2015.
9. Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
10. A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
11. Die Schweizer Presse (in German). Bern: Jent & Co. 1896.
12. "Liste des Fontaines et des Statues" (in French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved December 2015.
13. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
14. "At a French Studio, Great Ghosts and Big Plans", New York Times, 13 May 2007
15. "(Nice)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved December 2015.
16. "Nice (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved January 2015.
17. "Données du Monde: Nice", Le Monde (in French), retrieved December 2015
18. "French floods: 19 feared dead after storms sweep French Riviera", The Guardian, 4 October 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Nice". Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker.
• 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.
• "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. 1906.
• S. Kahn (1907), "Nice", Jewish Encyclopedia 9, New York
• Practical Guide to Nice. Guides Pol. Lyon. circa 1907
• "Nice", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Nice", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• Georges Goyau (1911). "Nice". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
• "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 26, Local history: Nice
• "Talk of Nice", New York Times, 17 March 1984

in French

• "Nice". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). 1914.

External links

• Items related to Nice, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Nice, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).