Timeline of Nice

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France.

Prior to 19th century

 * 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.
 * 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.
 * 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.
 * 1388 - effected.
 * 1538 - signed in Nice.
 * 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.
 * 1545 - (bridge) rebuilt.
 * 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
 * 1564 - Major earthquake.
 * 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed.
 * 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV.
 * 1720
 * Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
 * Medical school established.
 * 1724 - church built.
 * 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.
 * 1772 -  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1780 - paved.
 * 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
 * 1784 - built.
 * 1790 - Public library founded.
 * 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
 * 1793
 * Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.
 * Population: 24,117.
 * 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.(fr)

19th century

 * 1812 - (school) opens.
 * 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.
 * 1822 - Promenade des Anglais construction begins.
 * 1832 - 25 April: Religious taken in response to cholera epidemic.
 * 1846 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice founded.
 * 1852
 * (church) built.
 * English circulating library active.
 * 1854 - (park) opens.
 * 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.
 * 1856 - Population: 44,091.
 * 1860 -.
 * 1861 - Francization begins.
 * 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.
 * 1864
 * Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
 * Nice-Ville station opened.
 * 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, established.
 * 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.
 * 1871 - Niçard Vespers, three days of popular uprising in support of the union of the County of Nice with the Kingdom of Italy.
 * 1879
 * Horsecar tramway begins operating.
 *  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.
 * 1882
 * built.
 * (bridge) demolished.
 * 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.
 * 1884 - built.
 * 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
 * 1886 - built.
 * 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.
 * 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
 * 1891
 * 4 October: unveiled in.
 * Population: 88,273.
 * 1892
 * Gare du Sud built.
 * Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
 * 1896 - erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.
 * 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

1901-1944

 * 1901 - Population: 105,109.
 * 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
 * 1904
 * Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
 * Promenade des Anglais extended to the river Var.
 * 1911 - Population: 142,940.
 * 1912 - Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens, funded by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
 * 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
 * 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
 * 1919
 * Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.
 * Victorine Studios of film established.
 * 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
 * 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.
 * 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.
 * 1931 - Population: 219,549.
 * 1933 - (church) built.
 * 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.
 * 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.
 * 1944
 * 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.(fr)
 * 28 August:.

1945-1990s

 * 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.
 * 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
 * 1954
 * Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
 * Population: 244,360.
 * 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.
 * 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
 * 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.
 * 1968 - Population: 322,442.
 * 1970 - Palais Lascaris (musical instrument museum) opened.
 * 1973
 * established.
 * Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9,, and created.
 * 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
 * 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.(fr)
 * 1982
 * ,, and created.
 * Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
 * 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
 * 1988 -  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
 * 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
 * 1999
 * established.
 * Population: 342,738.

2000s

 * 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.
 * 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.
 * 2003 - Bombing.
 * 2007 - Nice tramway opens.
 * 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.

2010s

 * 2011
 * Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.
 * Population: 344,064.
 * 2013
 * Allianz Riviera stadium opens.
 * 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice.
 * 2014 - March: held.
 * 2015
 * February: Stabbing.
 * October: occurs.
 * December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.
 * 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.

2020s

 * 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.

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