Timeline of Ghent

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium.

Prior to 19th century

 * 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.
 * 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.
 * 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established.
 * 1380
 * Belfry of Ghent built.
 * Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church.
 * 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted.
 * 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built.
 * 1483 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built.
 * 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established.
 * 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands.
 * 1584 - Spaniards in power.
 * 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded.
 * 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands.
 * 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active.
 * 1794 - Became the capital of the French department of the Scheldt.

19th century

 * 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed between the US and the UK.
 * 1817 - Ghent University established by William I of the Netherlands.
 * 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built.
 * 1833 - founded.
 * 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded.
 * 1841 - Bank of Flanders established.
 * 1845 - Population: 105,711.
 * 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens.
 * 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in.
 * 1866/1867 - A serious outbreak of cholera.
 * 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
 * 1875 - opens.
 * 1879 -  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1880
 * (cooperative) founded.
 * Population: 131,431.
 * 1881 - Bank of Ghent established.
 * 1883 - Royal Sport Nautique de Gand rowing club formed.
 * 1891 - Het Volk newspaper begins publication.
 * 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor.
 * 1897 - Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta begins.
 * 1900
 * Ghent system of unemployment benefits introduced.
 * K.A.A. Gent football club formed.

20th century

 * 1902 - established.
 * 1904
 * Electric tram begins operating.
 * Population: 162,482.
 * 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema open.
 * 1913 - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) held in city.
 * 1914 - Vooruit built.
 * 1919 - Population: 165,655.
 * 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built.
 * 1930 - Population: 170,358.
 * 1942 - Ghent University Library Book Tower built.
 * 1947 - becomes mayor.
 * 1959 - Ghent University Hospital opens.
 * 1965 - Section of Mendonk becomes part of Ghent.
 * 1970
 * Studio Skoop (cinema) opens.
 * Population: 148,860.
 * 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built.
 * 1975 - opens.
 * 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent.
 * 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city.
 * 1980
 * founded.
 * Population: 241,695.
 * 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built.
 * 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built.
 * 1995 - Hogeschool Gent (college) established.

21st century

 * 2006 - begins.
 * 2007 - Daniël Termont becomes mayor.
 * 2010 - Ghent City Museum opens.
 * 2012 - hi-rise built.
 * 2013
 * Ghelamco Arena opens.
 * Population: 248,242.
 * 2014 - built.
 * 2020 - Ghent University Museum opens.