Timeline of 's-Hertogenbosch

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Prior to 19th century

 * 1185 - City rights granted.
 * 1225 - built, with its  and.
 * 1268 - Tafel van de Heilige Geest (charity) active (approximate date).
 * 1399 - (gate) built.
 * 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1463 - Catastrophic fire, likely witnessed by young Hieronymus Bosch.
 * 1495 - Artist Hieronymus Bosch active (approximate date).
 * 1530 - St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) built.
 * 1533 - (city hall) remodelled.
 * 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch established.
 * 1601 - November: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601).
 * 1620 - built.
 * 1629 - April–September: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch.
 * 1638 - St. John's Cathedral organ installed.
 * 1645 - Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch built.
 * 1749 - laid out.

19th century

 * 1815 - City becomes capital of North Brabant province.
 * 1817 - Design of adopted.
 * 1818 - De Gruyter (chain store) in business.
 * 1824 - in use.
 * 1826 - Geefhuis (charity) rebuilt on.
 * 1829 - Catholic Nord Brabanter newspaper begins publication.
 * 1836 - Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen (society of arts & sciences) founded.
 * 1853 - Theatre built on the.
 * 1866 - Population: 24,201.
 * 1868 - 's-Hertogenbosch railway station opens.
 * 1874 - dismantled.
 * 1880 - Brabant Historical Information Center headquartered in city.
 * 1881 - Kruisstraat railway station and Sprokkelbosch railway station open.
 * 1883
 * begins operating.
 * Rijksarchief Noord-Brabant building constructed on Waterstraat.
 * 1884 - Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Marie van der Does de Willebois becomes mayor.
 * 1885 - 700th anniversary of city founding.
 * 1886 - Telephone begins operating.
 * 1887 - City gasworks built on the.
 * 1895 - Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and regent queen Emma visit city.
 * 1896 - begins operating.

20th century

 * 1903 - installed.
 * 1905 - (church) built.
 * 1917 - (church) built.
 * 1919 - Population: 38,067.
 * 1925 - opens on.
 * 1926 - opens.
 * 1929 - erected in the.
 * 1934 - built.
 * 1938 - Synagogue built on Prins Bernhardstraat.
 * 1943
 * January: Herzogenbusch concentration camp begins operating near city.
 * December: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp established.
 * 1944
 * September: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp dissolved.
 * 27 October: Allied forces take city.
 * 1954 - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch begins.
 * 1957 - supermarket in business (approximate date).
 * 1959 - Brabants Dagblad (newspaper) in publication.
 * 1971
 * Empel en Meerwijk and Engelen become part of 's-Hertogenbosch.
 * built.
 * 1973 - demolished in the.
 * 1981 - Rosmalen railway station opens.
 * 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
 * 1987 - 's-Hertogenbosch Oost railway station opens.
 * 1996
 * June: 1996 Tour de France cycling race starts from 's-Hertogenbosch.
 * radio begins broadcasting.
 * becomes mayor.
 * 2000 - Population: 129,034 municipality.

21st century

 * 2005 - established.
 * 2013 - Population: 142,817 municipality.