Timeline of Haarlem

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Haarlem, Netherlands.

Prior to 18th century

 * 9th century CE - Haarlem founded.
 * 1245 - City rights bestowed upon Haarlem by William II of Holland.
 * 1318 - Janskerk (church) built.
 * 1347 - Fire.
 * 1370 - Grote Kerk (church) construction begins.
 * 1395 - Hofje van Bakenes (almshouse) founded.
 * 1398 - Waalse Kerk (church) built.
 * 1478 - Haarlem Confraternity of the Rosary founded.
 * 1483 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1496 - Haarlem Guild of St. Luke active (approximate date).
 * 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem established.
 * 1571 - (gate) built.
 * 1572 - Siege of Haarlem by Spanish forces begins.
 * 1573 - 12 July: Spaniards in power.
 * 1576 - Fire.
 * 1577 - Population: 18,000 (approximate).
 * 1587 - Haarlem Academy of art established.
 * 1592 - Lieven de Key appointed city architect.
 * 1596 - City Library established.
 * 1599 - Weigh House built.
 * 1600 - Population: 30,000 (approximate).
 * 1603 - Vleeshal built.
 * 1604 - City Hall rebuilt.
 * 1615 - Lutherse Kerk, Haarlem built.
 * 1616 - Artist Frans Hals paints The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.
 * 1624 - "Tax riot."
 * 1631 - Haarlemmertrekvaart Amsterdam-Haarlem canal created.
 * 1634 - Tulip mania begins.
 * 1637 - Tulip market collapses.
 * 1661 - Artist Jan Steen moves to Haarlem.
 * 1662 - Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant newspaper in publication.
 * 1677 - (gate) built.
 * 1683 - Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem (church) built.

18th-19th centuries

 * 1707 - Proveniershuis (almshouse) founded.
 * 1719 - Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. established
 * 1752 - Holland Society of Sciences founded.
 * 1766 - Mozart performs on the.
 * 1778 - Teylers Stichting (society) founded.
 * 1784
 * Teylers Museum opens.
 * Society for Public Welfare founded.
 * 1788 - Villa Welgelegen (residence) built.
 * 1794 - (residence) built.
 * 1821 - Kunst zij ons doel (art group) formed.
 * 1832 - erected the Haarlemmerhout park.
 * 1839 - Amsterdam-Haarlem railway begins operating; Haarlem railway station opens.
 * 1840 - City becomes capital of North Holland province.
 * 1841 - built.
 * 1852 - Haarlemmermeer (lake) drained.
 * 1862 - Gemeentelijk Museum opens.
 * 1863 - Droste confectionery in business.
 * 1865 - established.
 * 1869 - Bisschoppelijk Museum founded.
 * 1871 - Colonial Museum opens.
 * 1877 - Museum van Kunstnijverheid established.
 * 1880 - Verweyhal built for the Trou moet Blycken society.
 * 1881 - begins operating.
 * 1883 - Haarlems Dagblad newspaper in publication.
 * 1884 - Panopticon prison begins operating.
 * 1887 - (bridge) built.
 * 1900 - Population: 65,189.

20th century

 * 1903 - (bridge) built.
 * 1911 - 31 August: Fokker flies his aircraft "de Spin" around the tower of the Sint-Bavokerk.
 * 1915 - opens.
 * 1918 - opens.
 * 1919 - Population: 77,302.
 * 1922 - housing built.
 * 1936 - Gemeentearchief Haarlem (city archives) moves into the Janskerk.
 * 1980
 * festival begins.
 * (cinema) opens.
 * Population: 158,291 municipality.
 * 1995 - Jaap Pop becomes mayor.
 * 2000 - Population: 148,484 municipality.

21st century

 * 2003 - Toneelschuur theatre opens.
 * 2005
 * (archive) headquartered in city.
 * concert hall active.
 * 2006 - Bernt Schneiders becomes mayor.
 * 2009 - (bridge) opens.
 * 2011 - cinema opens.
 * 2013 - Population: 153,093 municipality.