Timeline of The Hague

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of The Hague, Netherlands,

Prior to 19th century

 * ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland.
 * ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date).
 * ca.1290 - Completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland.
 * ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild.
 * 1397 - Cloister Church erected.
 * 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded.
 * 1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.
 * 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter.
 * 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland.
 * 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague.
 * 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom.
 * 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active.
 * 1516 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland."
 * 1528 - Maarten van Rossum, field marshal of Charles, Duke of Guelders, sacks The Hague.
 * 1565 - Town Hall built.
 * 1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague.
 * 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general."
 * 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased.
 * 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city of Emden.
 * 1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.
 * 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built.
 * 1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built.
 * 1651 - held.
 * 1653 - (Scheveningen-The Hague) road built.
 * 1656
 * Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.
 * Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed.
 * 1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock.
 * 1659 - Concert of The Hague (1659)
 * 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt.
 * 1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.
 * 1701 - Treaty of The Hague, between England, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces, creating an alliance against France.
 * 1708 - 'Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication.
 * 1720 - Treaty of The Hague, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
 * 1726 - built.
 * 1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.
 * 1750 - Scheurleer's circulating library in business.
 * 1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.
 * 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed.
 * 1774 - Prince William V Gallery established, the first public museum of the Netherlands
 * 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.
 * 1795
 * 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots, similar to the French declaration of 1789.
 * 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague.
 * 1798 - Royal Library of the Netherlands established.

19th century

 * 1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business.
 * 1806 - Granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte
 * 1814 - Staatscourant newspaper begins publication.
 * 1816 - Royal Cabinet of Rarities founded by King William I of the Netherlands.
 * 1822 - Mauritshuis re-established.
 * 1823 - Metal Factory of Enthoven opens.
 * 1824 - becomes mayor.
 * 1838
 * Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague.
 * Gymnasium Haganum (school) active.
 * 1844 - built on Wagenstraat.
 * 1845 - erected on.
 * 1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established.
 * 1853 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in business.
 * 1855 - Pander & Son founded, an aircraft and furniture factory.
 * 1863 - (zoo) established.
 * 1866 - Kunstmuseum Den Haag established.
 * 1869 - Monument erected in the.
 * 1870s - Artistic "Hague School" style of painting active.
 * 1870
 * Gouda–Den Haag railway begins operating.
 * (train station) opens.
 * 1872 - Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association.
 * 1878 - built on.
 * 1881 - 1 August: Panorama Mesdag opens.
 * 1882 - The Prisongate Museum opens.
 * 1883 - Rozenburg Earthenware factory established.
 * 1884 - established.
 * 1885
 * shopping arcade opens.
 * in business.
 * 1887 - Museum Mesdag opens.
 * 1890 - Royal (restaurant) in business.
 * 1893 - Hague Conference on Private International Law
 * 1898 - Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898
 * 1899
 * International peace conference held in The Hague.
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration established.
 * 1900 - Population: 212,211.

20th century

 * 1903 - established.
 * 1904
 * Residentie Orchestra formed.
 * Museum for Education founded, since renamed to Museon.
 * 1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed.
 * 1907
 * International peace conference held in The Hague.
 * Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell company and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city.
 * 1913 - Peace Palace built.
 * 1914 - Belgian World War I refugees arrive in The Hague. Thousands would follow.
 * 1917
 * Hundreds of British soldiers arrive in The Hague, to recover from the stress of their detainment in camps.
 * The House of Lords (restaurant) in business.
 * 1918 - Townley Hall built in The Hague, barracks for 1,200 detained British soldiers and officers. Named after Sir Walter Beaupré Townley, a British diplomat.
 * 1919 - Population: 359,610.
 * 1921 - Asta cinema opens.
 * 1922
 * 15 June: Museum Bredius founded.
 * 22 July: International Permanent Court of Arbitration begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague.
 * 1923 - The Hague Academy of International Law established.
 * 1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens.
 * 1929 - Netherlands Postal Museum opens, since renamed to COMM
 * 1935 - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (museum for modern art) opens.
 * 1940 - 10 May: Battle for The Hague.BC856 HUI-1710.jpg at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945]]
 * 1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout.
 * 1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague.
 * 1947 - established.
 * 1948 - Congress of Europe in The Hague.
 * 1950 - rebuilt.
 * 1952 - International Institute of Social Studies established.
 * 1954 - founded.
 * 1955 - Mobarak Mosque built.
 * 1959 - Nederlands Dans Theater founded.
 * 1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai.
 * 1969 - World Forum Convention Center opens.
 * 1971 - International Federation of Library Associations headquartered in city.
 * 1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built.
 * 1974 - 13 September: 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague.
 * 1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.
 * 1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat).
 * 1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality.
 * 1981 - Filmhouse The Hague (arthouse) opens.[[File:Anti kernwapendemonstratie in Den Haag ( 550 duizend deelnemers ) overzichten m, Bestanddeelnr 253-8817.jpg|thumb|Protest against the deployment of [[Pershing II]] missiles in Europe, Hague, 1983]]
 * 1982 - National Library of the Netherlands building opens.
 * 1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht Air Base.
 * 1984 - Korzo Theater for experimental dance and music founded.
 * 1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built.
 * 1986 - Historical Museum of The Hague opens
 * 1987
 * Koolhaas's deconstructivist-style built for the Netherlands Dance Theatre troupe.
 * The Hague University of Applied Sciences established.
 * 1991 - International Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization headquartered in The Hague.
 * 1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire.
 * 1994
 * Beelden aan Zee (sculpture museum) opens.
 * Kinderboekenmuseum founded.
 * 1995
 * The Hague City Hall new building constructed.
 * Yi Jun Peace Museum opens.
 * 1996 - Wim Deetman becomes mayor.
 * 1998
 * Europol established in The Hague.
 * Calla's restaurant in business.
 * 1999 - active.

21st century

 * 2002
 * Eurojust established in The Hague.
 * Regio Randstad regional governance group and Escher Museum established.
 * Fotomuseum Den Haag (museum for photography) opened.
 * Escher Museum opens.
 * 2003
 * Hoftoren hi-rise built.
 * International Criminal Court established in The Hague.
 * Population: 463,826.
 * 2004 - Police raid a safehouse of terrorist organization Hofstad Network.
 * 2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins.
 * 2007
 * Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating.
 * Kyocera Stadion (stadium) opens.
 * Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built.
 * Humanity House opens.
 * 2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor.
 * 2011
 * The Hague Institute for Global Justice established.
 * Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands established.
 * De Kroon hi-rise built.
 * 2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality.
 * 2014
 * March: International 2014 Nuclear Security Summit held in city.
 * Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region.
 * 2017 - Pauline Krikke becomes mayor.

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