Timeline of Nice

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

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.
• 1564 - Major earthquake.[3]
• 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.[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
  • Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.[6]
  • Population: 24,117.[6]
• 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
  • Gare du Sud built.
  • Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
• 1896 - Monument du Centenaire erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.[14]
• 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

20th century

1901-1944

• 1901 - Population: 105,109.[6]
• 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
• 1904
  • Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
  • Promenade des Anglais extended.[2]
• 1911 - Population: 142,940.[15]
• 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
• 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
• 1919
  • Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.[6]
  • Victorine Studios of film established.[16]
• 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
• 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.[17]
• 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.[4]
• 1931 - Population: 219,549.[6]
• 1933 - Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice de Nice (church) built.[4]
• 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.[18]
• 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
• 1954
  • Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
  • Population: 244,360.[6]
• 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.[6]
• 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
• 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.[17]
• 1968 - Population: 322,442.[6]
• 1973
  • Nice University Hospital established.
  • Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 created.[6]
• 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.[6]
  • 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.[6]

21st century

2000s

• 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.
• 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.
• 2003 - Bombing.
• 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.

2010s

• 2011
  • Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.
  • Population: 344,064.[19]
• 2013
  • Allianz Riviera stadium opens.
  • 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice.
• 2014 - March: Nice municipal election, 2014 held.
• 2015
  • February: Stabbing.
  • October: 2015 Alpes-Maritimes flood occurs.[20]
  • December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.[19]
• 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.

2020s

• 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.

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 Avignon
• Timeline of Marseille
• Timeline of Toulon

References

1. Overall 1870.
2. Britannica 1910.
3. Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online
4. "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. "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. Haydn 1910.
8. 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. 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. "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. "(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. "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
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in French

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

External links

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