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

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  • 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.
  • 1564 - Major earthquake.[3]
  • 1699 - Sainte-Réparate Cathedral built.
  • 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished.[2]
  • 1720
  • 1724 - Abbaye Saint-Pons de Nice church built.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
  • 1793
  • 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.(fr)[7]

19th century

  • 1812 - Lycée Masséna (school) opens.
  • 1814 - Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • 1854 - Jardin Albert 1er (park) opens.
  • 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.[10]
  • 1856 - Population: 44,091.[6]
  • 1860 - Annexation of the County of Nice to France.[11]
  • 1861 - Francization begins.
  • 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1864 - Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
  • 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice established.
  • 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1879
    • Horsecar tramway begins operating.
    • Le Petit Niçois newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.[7]
  • 1882
    • Promenade of Nice built.
    • Pont-Neuf (Nice) (bridge) demolished.
  • 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1884 - Casino municipal de Nice built.
  • 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
  • 1886 - Synagogue de Nice built.[4]
  • 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.[4]
  • 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
  • 1891
    • 4 October: Garibaldi monument, Nice unveiled in Place Garibaldi.[8][14]
    • Population: 88,273.[6]
  • 1892
  • 1896 - Monument du Centenaire erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.[14]
  • 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

20th century

1901-1944

1945-1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

See also

Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:

References

  1. 1 2 Overall 1870.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Britannica 1910.
  3. ↑ Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Patrimoine architectural (Nice)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Notice communale: Nice". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 Haydn 1910.
  8. 1 2 Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
  9. ↑ "History". English American Library Nice. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Colonel Sykes, "Statistics of Nice Maritime." Journal of the Statistical Society of London 18.1 (1855): 34-73. online
  11. ↑ Gino Raymond (2008). Historical Dictionary of France. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6256-2.
  12. 1 2 3 A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  13. ↑ Die Schweizer Presse (in German). Bern: Jent & Co. 1896.
  14. 1 2 "Liste des Fontaines et des Statues" (in French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  16. ↑ "At a French Studio, Great Ghosts and Big Plans", New York Times, 13 May 2007
  17. 1 2 "(Nice)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Nice (France) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Données du Monde: Nice", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
  20. ↑ "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", Encyclopædia 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.

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