Timeline of The Hague
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of The Hague, Netherlands,
Prior to 19th century
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- ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland.[1]
- ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date).[2]
- ca.1290 - Completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland.
- ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild.
- 1397 - Cloister Church erected.
- 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded.[2]
- 1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.
- 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter.
- 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland.
- 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague.
- 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom.
- 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active.[3]
- 1516 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland."[5]
- 1528 - Maarten van Rossum, field marshal of Charles, Duke of Guelders, sacks The Hague.
- 1565 - Town Hall built.[1]
- 1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague.
- 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general."[5]
- 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased.[1]
- 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city of Emden.
- 1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.[1]
- 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built.[1]
- 1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built.[6]
- 1651 - Great Assembly (Netherlands) [nl] held.[7]
- 1653 - Scheveningseweg [nl] (Scheveningen-The Hague) road built.
- 1656
- Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.
- Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed.[8]
- 1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock.[9]
- 1659 - Concert of The Hague (1659)
- 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt.[1]
- 1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.
- 1701 - Treaty of The Hague, between England, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces, creating an alliance against France.
- 1708 - 'Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication.[10]
- 1720 - Treaty of The Hague, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- 1726 - Honen Dal Synagogue [nl] built.[11]
- 1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.
- 1750 - Scheurleer [nl]'s circulating library in business.[12]
- 1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.
- 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed.[13]
- 1774 - Prince William V Gallery established, the first public museum of the Netherlands[14]
- 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.
- 1795
- 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots, similar to the French declaration of 1789.
- 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague.[1]
- 1798 - Royal Library of the Netherlands established.[1]
19th century
- 1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business.
- 1806 - Granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte
- 1814 - Staatscourant newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1816 - Royal Cabinet of Rarities founded by King William I of the Netherlands.
- 1822 - Mauritshuis re-established.
- 1823 - Metal Factory of Enthoven opens.
- 1824 - Lodewijk Constantijn Rabo Copes van Cattenburch [nl] becomes mayor.
- 1838
- Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague.[15]
- Gymnasium Haganum (school) active.[16]
- 1844 - Synagogue, The Hague [nl] built on Wagenstraat.[11]
- 1845 - William of Orange monument [nl] erected on Noordeinde, The Hague [nl].[1]
- 1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established.[1]
- 1853 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in business.
- 1855 - Pander & Son founded, an aircraft and furniture factory.
- 1863 - Haagse Dierentuin [nl] (zoo) established.[17]
- 1866 - Kunstmuseum Den Haag established.[1]
- 1869 - Monument erected in the Plein 1813 [nl].[1]
- 1870s - Artistic "Hague School" style of painting active.[18]
- 1870
- Gouda–Den Haag railway begins operating.[citation needed]
- Station Den Haag Staatsspoor [nl] (train station) opens.
- 1872 - Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association.
- 1878 - James the Greater Church (The Hague) [nl] built on Parkstraat [nl].
- 1881 - 1 August: Panorama Mesdag opens.
- 1882 - The Prisongate Museum opens.
- 1883 - Rozenburg Earthenware factory established.
- 1884 - Hague Municipal Archive [nl] established.
- 1885
- Hague Passage [nl] shopping arcade opens.[19]
- Grand Hotel Central [nl] in business.
- 1887 - Museum Mesdag opens.
- 1890 - Royal (restaurant) in business.
- 1893 - Hague Conference on Private International Law
- 1898 - Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898
- 1899
- International peace conference held in The Hague.[20]
- Permanent Court of Arbitration established.[1]
- 1900 - Population: 212,211.[1]
20th century
- 1903 - Haagsche Commissie Bank [nl] established.[21]
- 1904
- Residentie Orchestra formed.
- Museum for Education founded, since renamed to Museon.
- 1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed.
- 1907
- International peace conference held in The Hague.[20]
- Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell company[22] and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city.
- 1913 - Peace Palace built.
- 1914 - Belgian World War I refugees arrive in The Hague. Thousands would follow.
- 1917
- Hundreds of British soldiers arrive in The Hague, to recover from the stress of their detainment in camps.
- The House of Lords (restaurant) in business.
- 1918 - Townley Hall built in The Hague, barracks for 1,200 detained British soldiers and officers. Named after Sir Walter Beaupré Townley, a British diplomat.
- 1919 - Population: 359,610.[23]
- 1921 - Asta cinema opens.[24]
- 1922
- 15 June: Museum Bredius founded.
- 22 July: International Permanent Court of Arbitration begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague.[20]
- 1923 - The Hague Academy of International Law established.
- 1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens.
- 1929 - Netherlands Postal Museum opens, since renamed to COMM
- 1935 - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (museum for modern art) opens.
- 1940 - 10 May: Battle for The Hague.
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945 - 1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout.
- 1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague.[25]
- 1947 - Haagse Comedie [nl] established.[26]
- 1948 - Congress of Europe in The Hague.
- 1950 - White Bridge (The Hague) [nl] rebuilt.
- 1952 - International Institute of Social Studies established.[27]
- 1954 - Nederlands Letterkundig Museum [nl] founded.
- 1955 - Mobarak Mosque built.
- 1959 - Nederlands Dans Theater founded.
- 1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai.
- 1969 - World Forum Convention Center opens.
- 1971 - International Federation of Library Associations headquartered in city.
- 1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built.
- 1974 - 13 September: 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague.
- 1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.
- 1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat).
- 1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality.[28]
- 1981 - Filmhouse The Hague (arthouse) opens.
Protest against the deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe, Hague, 1983 - 1982 - National Library of the Netherlands building opens.[12]
- 1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht Air Base.[20]
- 1984 - Korzo Theater for experimental dance and music founded.
- 1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built.[29]
- 1986 - Historical Museum of The Hague opens
- 1987
- Koolhaas's deconstructivist-style Lucent Danstheater [nl] built for the Netherlands Dance Theatre troupe.[30]
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1991 - International Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization headquartered in The Hague.[20]
- 1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire.
- 1994
- Beelden aan Zee (sculpture museum) opens.
- Kinderboekenmuseum founded.
- 1995
- The Hague City Hall new building constructed.[31]
- Yi Jun Peace Museum opens.
- 1996 - Wim Deetman becomes mayor.
- 1998
- 1999 - Museum voor Communicatie [nl] active.
21st century
- 2002
- Eurojust established in The Hague.
- Regio Randstad regional governance group[32] and Escher Museum established.
- Fotomuseum Den Haag (museum for photography) opened.
- Escher Museum opens.
- 2003
- Hoftoren hi-rise built.
- International Criminal Court established in The Hague.
- Population: 463,826.[15]
- 2004 - Police raid a safehouse of terrorist organization Hofstad Network.
- 2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins.
- 2007
- Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating.
- Kyocera Stadion (stadium) opens.
- Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built.
- Humanity House opens.
- 2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor.
- 2011
- The Hague Institute for Global Justice established.
- Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands established.
- De Kroon hi-rise built.
- 2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality.[28]
- 2014
- March: International 2014 Nuclear Security Summit held in city.
- Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region.
- 2017 - Pauline Krikke becomes mayor.
Images
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Mauritshaus, built 1644 (photo from 1903) -
Haagse Dierentuin (zoo), established in 1863 (drawing from 1910) -
Wilhelmsplein monument, erected 1869 -
Delegates of the First International Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899 -
Lucent Danstheater, built 1987 (photo from 2007)
See also
- The Hague history
- History of The Hague [nl]
- List of mayors of The Hague
- Other names of The Hague e.g. Haag, 'sGravenhage
- List of rijksmonuments in The Hague [nl]
- List of war memorials in The Hague [nl]
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
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in Dutch
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Hague.
- "History of the Hague: Timeline". DenHaag.nl. Municipality of The Hague.
- Europeana. Items related to The Hague, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to The Hague, various dates
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