Timeline of Geneva

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland.

Prior to 19th century

 * 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up.
 * 4th century CE – Catholic diocese established.
 * 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.
 * 534 – Franks in power.
 * 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva.
 * 773 - Charlemagne (Charles the Great) holds a council of war.
 * 800 – Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date).
 * 1032 - Geneva reverts to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
 * 1321 – Fire.
 * 1333 – Fire.
 * 1387 – Town charter granted.
 * 1400 – Sources indicate circa. 13 Jewish families living in Geneva.
 * 1420 – The Jews of Geneva are confined to a ghetto (the only one in today's Switzerland).
 * 1430 – Fire.
 * 1478 – Printing press in operation.
 * 1490 – The city council orders the expulsion of the Jews.
 * 1519 – Geneva allies with Freibourg.
 * 1524 – "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."
 * 1526 – Geneva allies with Bern.
 * 1530 - Geneva became its own mistress within, while allied externally with the Swiss confederation.
 * 1535 – Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.
 * 1536
 * 21 May: Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.
 * Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.
 * Area of city expanded.
 * 1541 - The Republic of Geneva and Genevan Consistory established.
 * 1545 – 2 June: Divorce granted.
 * 1553 – 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy.
 * 1559 – Collège de Genève founded.
 * 1560 – English-language Geneva Bible published.
 * 1580 – Population: 17,330.
 * 1584 – "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."
 * 1587 – Watchmaker active.
 * 1602 – 12 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."
 * 1679 – French embassy established.
 * 1690 – Population: 16,220.
 * 1712 – 28 June: Jean-Jacques Rousseau born.
 * 1738 – "The republic adopts a regular constitution."
 * 1763 – Geneva is "made independent."
 * 1766 – Théâtre de Rosimond built.
 * 1770 – "Insurrection suppressed."
 * 1781 – February: Geneva Revolution of 1782.
 * 1783 – Théâtre de Neuve built.
 * 1789 – Trade show held.
 * 1794 – July: "Government overthrown;" "executions, etc."
 * 1798
 * April: Geneva becomes capital of the Léman (department) of the First French Republic (later the First French Empire).
 * Population: 24,331.

19th century

 * 1813 – 31 December: Restoration of the Republic.
 * 1815
 * Canton of Geneva created.
 * Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.
 * 1816 – Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva.
 * 1817 – Botanical garden created in the.
 * 1821 – Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.
 * 1825 – Prison begins operating.
 * 1826 – Musée Rath built.
 * 1828 – (public welfare society) founded.
 * 1829 – Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.
 * 1834
 * 5 February: Polish-Sardinian unrest.
 * Population: 27,177.
 * 1835 – Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded.
 * 1837 – Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.
 * 1841 – Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton of Geneva.
 * 1842
 * Political unrest.
 * Geneva municipality created.
 * 1845 – Gas lighting installed.
 * 1846 – Political unrest; "constitution made more democratic."
 * 1847 – "Radical party" in power.
 * 1848 – Banque de Geneve founded.
 * 1849 – Fortifications begin to be demolished.
 * 1850 – Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.
 * 1851 – Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business.
 * 1852
 * Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.
 * Communauté Israélite de Genève founded.
 * 1854 – Jardin Anglais (park) laid out.
 * 1856 – Quai Gustave-Ador built.
 * 1858
 * Genève-Cornavin railway station opens.
 * Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.
 * 1860 – Population: 82,876 in canton.
 * 1863 – International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1864
 * August: International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva, i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."
 * 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;" city occupied by federal forces.
 * Monument erected in Port-Noir.
 * 1867
 * September: International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.
 * Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.
 * 1873
 * University of Geneva active.
 * Christian Catholic Church is formally established.
 * 1879
 * Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.
 * Brunswick Monument erected.
 * 1880 – Population: 99,712 in canton.
 * 1881 – Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.
 * 1883 – 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.
 * 1886
 * Geneva Seal adopted.
 * Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed.
 * 1891 – International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1892 – 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.
 * 1893 – Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.
 * 1894 – Victoria Hall (concert hall) built.
 * 1896 – 1 May: opens in Geneva.
 * 1900 – Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.

1900s–1940s

 * 1902 – 24 December: Cathedral bombing.
 * 1905 – Geneva Motor Show begins.
 * 1907 - The Genevese voted to separate Church and State.
 * 1910 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built.
 * 1917 – Monument to the Reformation built.
 * 1919 – International Labour Organization headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1920
 * League of Nations headquartered in city.
 * Alhambra cinema active.
 * 1921 – Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1924 – International School of Geneva established.
 * 1926
 * 26 September: International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.
 * Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed.
 * 1929 – 27 July: International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.
 * 1930
 * Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.
 * , and Plainpalais become part of city.
 * 1932
 * November: 1932 Geneva unrest
 * International disarmament conference held in city.
 * 1936 - World Jewish Congress is founded as political platform of solidarity for persecuted Jews and to combat anti-Semitism.
 * 1938 – Palace of Nations built.
 * 1939
 * Geneva International Music Competition begins.
 * Geneva hosts the World Zionist Congress.
 * 1942 - Start of Trolleybuses in Geneva.
 * 1947 – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1948 – World Health Organization and World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1949 – 12 August: International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.

1950s–1990s

 * 1950
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.
 * Population: 202,918 in canton.
 * 1954
 * International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.
 * European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin.
 * 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais.
 * 1957 – Electric toothbrush invented.
 * 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton.
 * 1961 - founded.
 * 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1964 - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.
 * 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.
 * 1972 - Tour du Lac rowing contest begins.
 * 1977 – established.
 * 1978 - Geneva Mosque built.
 * 1980 – established.
 * 1986 – established.
 * 1987 – Geneva Airport railway station opens.
 * 1988 – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens.
 * 1989 – March: World Wide Web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.
 * 1997 – Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations.
 * 2000 – Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.

21st century

 * 2002 – City website online (approximate date).
 * 2004 – Genève-Sécheron railway station opens.
 * 2005 – Geneva Citizens' Movement established.
 * 2007 – RHINO (squat) evicted.
 * 2009
 * November: Anti-WTO protest.
 * November–December: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva.
 * Calvin Jubilee held.
 * 2013
 * Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the.
 * Population: 469,433 in canton.
 * 2014 – Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.
 * 2015
 * August: Intern-in-tent reported.
 * Esther Alder becomes mayor.
 * 2019 - Opening of the CEVA rail line to Annemasse in France, operated by the Léman Express train service.

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