Timeline of Caen
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Caen, France.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 912 - Caen becomes western capital of Normandy.[1]
- 1060 - Château de Caen (castle) built (approximate date).
- 1077 - fr consecrated.[2]
- 1087 - Burial of William the Conqueror.[1]
- 1314 - Public clock installed.[3]
- 1346 - Battle of Caen (1346).[2]
- 1417 - fr by English forces.[1]
- 1432 - University of Caen Normandy founded.
- 1450 - fr; French in power.[1]
- 1460s - fr (residence) construction begins.[4]
- 1527 - fr (mansion) built (approximate date).[4]
- 1540 - fr (mansion) built.[2]
- 1652 - Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen founded.[5]
- 1710 - fr (mansion) construction begins (approximate date).
- 1736 - Jardin botanique de Caen (garden) established.[6]
- 1790 - Caen becomes part of the Calvados souveraineté.[7]
- 1793 - Population: 34,805.[7]
19th century
- 1809 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and fr[8][9] open.
- 1820 - Société de médecine de Caen (medical society) founded.[5]
- 1821 - fr established.[10]
- 1823 - fr (learned society) founded.[5]
- 1824 - fr (historical society) founded.[5]
- 1828 - Journal de Caen et de la Normandie newspaper begins publication.[11](fr)
- 1843 - Paris-Caen railway begins operating.[12]
- 1855 - fr (art society) founded.[5]
- 1857
- Caen Canal opens.
- Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway begins operating.
- 1860 - fr built.
- 1875
- Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Caen à la Mer railway begins operating.
- Gare de Caen Saint-Martin (rail station) opens.
- 1886 - Population: 43,809.[13]
20th century
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- 1901 - Tram begins operating.
- 1911 - Population: 46,934.[14]
- 1913 - Stade Malherbe Caen football club formed.
- 1925 - Stade de Venoix (stadium) opens.
- 1934 - Gare de Caen (rail station) rebuilt.
- 1939 - Military fr established.
- 1940 - German occupation begins.
- 1944
- June-August: Battle for Caen fought, during the Battle of Normandy.
- 19 July: German forces ousted from city.
- 1945 - fr begins.
- 1954 - Population: 67,851.[7]
- 1959 - Jean-Marie Louvel becomes mayor.
- 1961 - Lycée Malherbe (school) built.
- 1962
- 1965 - City Hall moves into the Abbey of Saint-Étienne building.
- 1967 - Civilian Caen – Carpiquet Airport in use.
- 1968 - Population: 110,262.[7]
- 1970 - Jean-Marie Girault becomes mayor.
- 1973 - fr, fr, fr, fr, fr, and fr created.[7]
- 1982 - fr established in nearby Mondeville.
- 1986 - fr opens.[16]
- 1987 - Caen twinned with Portsmouth, United Kingdom.[15]
- 1991 - Caen twinned with Alexandria, Virginia and Nashville, USA.[15]
- 1992 - Caen twinned with Thiès, Senegal.[15]
- 1993 - Stade Michel d'Ornano (stadium) opens.
- 1999 - Population: 113,987.[7]
21st century
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- 2002 - Caen Guided Light Transit (electric bus) begins operating.
- 2012 - Population: 108,365.
- 2014 - Joël Bruneau becomes mayor.
- 2015 - December: fr held.
- 2016 - Caen becomes part of Normandy (French region).
See also
- Caen history
- fr
- fr
- fr
- History of Normandy region
- other cities in the Normandy region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Haydn 1910.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gloton 1957.
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- ↑ Bibliothèque municipale 1880.
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- ↑ Frère 1860, p. 113.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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See also: fr
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