Timeline of Geneva
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Prehistory
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| c. 18'000 BC | Deglaciation is underway in the western Geneva basin, and a large periglacial lake occupies the western part of the basin in front of the Rhône glacier.[1] | |
| c. 16'000 BCE | The front of the Rhône glacier stands at the site of modern Geneva and deposits the sediments that later form the hill of the old town.[1] | |
| c. 13'400–12'900 BCE | Magdalenian reindeer hunters occupy the rock shelters of Veyrier, one of the oldest known prehistoric sites in the region.[2] | |
| c. 5000 BCE | Farming communities begin clearing large areas for cultivation.[1] | |
| c. 3000–2900 BCE | The first occupation of the hill of Choully at Satigny/Crédery dates to the beginning of the Late Neolithic.[3] | |
| c. 2450–2050 BCE | A final prehistoric occupation phase at Crédery is associated with the Bell Beaker culture.[3] | |
| c. 650–450 BCE | Remains from Hallstatt D culture are attested at Vandœuvres.[4] | |
| c.120 BC | The Allobrogians establish a large sanctuary.[4] |
Antiquity
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| 121 BC | The Allobrogian fortified settlement gets conquered by the Roman Republic[5] | |
| 58 BC | Caesar arrives in Geneva and orders the bridge crossing the Rhône river to be destroyed. A 28 km fortification is constructed, to block the Helvetii.[6] | |
| AD 150 | Fire [5] | |
| AD 280 | The city gets promoted to civitas[5] | |
| AD 380 | A large cathedral complex is completed [5] | |
| AD 400 | The Diocese of Geneva is established with Isaac of Monteluco becoming the bishop. | |
| AD 443 | Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[7] |
Middle Ages
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| AD 515 | St. Peter's Cathedral get's rebuild by King Sigismund after the Burgundian Civil War.[8] | |
| AD 534 | The Franks conquer the city.[9] | |
| AD 563 | A Tsunami on Lake Geneva devestates the city.[10] | |
| AD 773 | Emperor Charlemagne holds a council of war at St. Peter's Cathedral. [11] | |
| AD 843 | 10 August | Geneva becomes part of the Middle Francia after the Treaty of Verdun.[8] |
| AD 880 | February | Geneva becomes part of the East Francia after the Treaty of Ribemont. |
| c.1020 AD | The right of coinageis granted.[5] | |
| 1032 AD | 6 September | Geneva reverts to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor after the death of Rudolph of Burgundy[5] |
| 1034 AD | 1 August | Conrad II is crowned as King of Burgundy in St. Peter's Cathedral. [12] |
| 1124 AD | The Treaty of Seyssel confirms the bishop’s supremacy over Geneva. | |
| 1158 AD | Construction of the present St. Peter's Cathedral begins under Arducius de Faucigny.[13] | |
| 1162 AD | Emperor Frederick Barbarossa confirms the bishops independence and elevates them to the rank of imperial princes. | |
| 1288 AD | St. Peter's Cathedral is completed.[13] | |
| 1321 AD | Fire.[9] | |
| 1333 AD | Fire.[9] | |
| 1387 AD | 23 May | The Town charter is granted, giving the right to elect four syndics.[14] |
| 1420 AD | Around 13 Jewish families are confined to a ghetto. The only one in today's Switzerland.[15] | |
| 1430 AD | Fire.[9] | |
| 1434 AD | 9 March | Antipope Felix V, the former Duke of Savoy, appoints himself as bishop of Geneva.[8] |
| 1477 AD | 14 November | An alliance is formed with Bern and Fribourg.[5] |
| 1478 AD | The first local printing press in operation.[16][17] | |
| 1490 AD | The city council orders the expulsion of the Jews.[18] |
Early modern period
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| 1519 AD | Geneva allies with Freibourg.[19] | |
| 1524 AD | "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."[14] | |
| 1526 AD | Geneva allies with Bern.[19] | |
| 1530 AD | Geneva became its own mistress within, while allied externally with the Swiss confederation.[11] | |
| 1535 AD | Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.[14] | |
| 1536 AD | 21 May | Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.[11] |
| Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.[14][20] | ||
| Area of city expanded.[11] | ||
| 1541 AD | The Republic of Geneva and Genevan Consistory established. | |
| 1545 AD | 2 June | Divorce granted.[21] |
| 1553 AD | 27 October | Michael Servetus executed for heresy.[14] |
| 1559 AD | Collège de Genève founded.[19] | |
| 1560 AD | English-language Geneva Bible published. | |
| 1580 AD | Population: 17,330.[22] | |
| 1584 AD | "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."[14] | |
| 1602 AD | 12 December | "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."[23] |
| 1679 AD | French embassy established.[24] | |
| 1690 AD | Population: 16,220.[22] | |
| 1712 AD | 28 June | Jean-Jacques Rousseau born. |
| 1738 AD | "The republic adopts a regular constitution."[14] | |
| 1763 AD | Geneva is "made independent."[9] | |
| 1766 AD | Théâtre de Rosimond built. | |
| 1770 AD | "Insurrection suppressed."[14] | |
| 1781 AD | April–July | Geneva Revolution of 1782.[25] |
| 1783 AD | Théâtre de Neuve built. |
Late modern period
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| 1789 AD | Trade show held.[21] | |
| 1794 AD | July | "Government overthrown;"[19] "executions, etc."[25] |
| 1798 AD | April | Geneva becomes capital of the Léman (department) of the First French Republic (later the First French Empire).[9][22][11] |
| Population: 24,331.[22] | ||
| 1813 AD | 31 December | Restoration of the Republic.[7] |
| 1815 AD | Canton of Geneva created.[11][7] | |
| Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.[23][11] | ||
| 1816 AD | Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva.[26] | |
| 1817 AD | Botanical garden created in the Parc des Bastions. | |
| 1821 AD | Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.[27] | |
| 1825 AD | Prison begins operating.[28] | |
| 1826 AD | Musée Rath built.[19] | |
| 1828 AD | Société genevoise d'utilité publique (public welfare society) founded. | |
| 1829 AD | Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.[29] | |
| 1834 AD | 5 February | Polish-Sardinian unrest.[14] |
| Population: 27,177.[22] | ||
| 1835 AD | Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded. | |
| 1837 AD | Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.[30] | |
| 1841 AD | Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton of Geneva.[31] | |
| 1842 AD | Political unrest.[19] | |
| Geneva municipality created.[11][22] | ||
| 1845 AD | Gas lighting installed.[9] | |
| 1846 AD | Political unrest;[14] "constitution made more democratic."[25] | |
| 1847 AD | "Radical party" in power.[19] | |
| 1848 AD | Banque de Geneve founded.[32] | |
| 1849 AD | Fortifications begin to be demolished.[14][22] | |
| 1850 AD | Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.[33] | |
| 1851 AD | Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business. | |
| 1852 AD | Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.[34] | |
| Communauté Israélite de Genève founded. | ||
| 1854 AD | Jardin Anglais (park) laid out. | |
| 1856 AD | Quai Gustave-Ador built. | |
| 1858 AD | Genève-Cornavin railway station opens. | |
| Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.[35] | ||
| 1860 AD | Population: 82,876 in canton.[33] | |
| 1863 AD | International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva. | |
| 1864 AD | August | International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva,[36] i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."[23] |
| 22–23 August | "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;"[25] city occupied by federal forces.[14] | |
| Monument erected in Port-Noir.[citation needed] | ||
| 1867 AD | September | International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.[14] |
| Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.[34] | ||
| 1873 AD | University of Geneva active.[19] | |
| Christian Catholic Church is formally established.[11] | ||
| 1879 AD | Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.[19] | |
| 1879 AD | Brunswick Monument erected. | |
| 1880 AD | Population: 99,712 in canton.[33] | |
| 1881 AD | Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.[37] | |
| 1883 AD | 23 November | Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.[25] |
| 1886 AD | Geneva Seal adopted. | |
| 1886 AD | Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed. | |
| 1891 AD | International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.[38] | |
| 1892 AD | 9 July | Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.[25] |
| 1893 AD | Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.[39] | |
| 1894 AD | Victoria Hall (concert hall) built. | |
| 1896 AD | 1 May | Swiss National Exhibition opens in Geneva.[25] |
| 1900 AD | Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.[33][11] | |
| 1902 AD | 23 December | Cathedral bombing.[25] |
| 1905 AD | Geneva Motor Show begins. | |
| 1907 AD | The Genevese voted to separate Church and State.[11] | |
| 1910 AD | Museum of Art and History built. | |
| 1917 AD | Monument to the Reformation built. | |
| 1919 AD | International Labour Organization headquartered in Geneva. | |
| 1920 AD | League of Nations headquartered in city.[40] | |
| Alhambra cinema active.[41] | ||
| 1921 AD | Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.[38] | |
| 1924 AD | International School of Geneva established. | |
| 1926 AD | 26 September | International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.[36] |
| Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed. | ||
| 1929 AD | 27 July | International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.[36] |
| 1930 AD | Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.[33] | |
| Les Eaux-Vives, Le Petit-Saconnex and Plainpalais become part of city.[22] | ||
| 1932 AD | 1 February | International disarmament conference begins.[23] |
| 31 May | Jean Uhler becomes Geneva's 101st mayor.[42] | |
| 9 November | 1932 Geneva unrest | |
| 1936 AD | World Jewish Congress is founded as political platform of solidarity for persecuted Jews and to combat anti-Semitism.[43] | |
| 1938 AD | Palace of Nations built. | |
| 1939 AD | Geneva International Music Competition begins. | |
| Geneva hosts the World Zionist Congress. | ||
| 1942 AD | Start of Trolleybuses in Geneva. | |
| 1943 AD | 8 June | Jules Peney becomes Geneva's 112th mayor.[44] |
Contemporary era
[edit]| Year | Date | Event |
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| 1947 AD | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.[36] | |
| 1948 AD | World Health Organization and World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva. | |
| 1949 AD | 12 August | International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.[36] |
| 1950 AD | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.[36] | |
| Population: 202,918 in canton.[33] | ||
| 1954 AD | International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.[45] | |
| European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin. | ||
| 1955 AD | L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais. | |
| 1955 AD | 18 July | Geneva Summit of the "Big Four" is held.[46] |
| 1957 AD | Electric toothbrush invented.[21] | |
| 1960 AD | Women's suffrage effected in canton.[24] | |
| 1961 AD | Centre islamique de Genève founded. | |
| 1963 AD | United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.[36] | |
| 1964 AD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.[36] | |
| 1970 AD | Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.[33] | |
| 1972 AD | Tour du Lac rowing contest begins. | |
| 1977 AD | Geneva Symphony Orchestra established.[47] | |
| 1978 AD | Geneva Mosque built.[48] | |
| 1984 AD | 1 June | Roger Dafflon becomes Geneva's 153rd mayor.[49] |
| 1985 AD | 1 June | René Emmenegger becomes Geneva's 154th mayor.[49] |
| 19 November | Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time at Fleur d'Eau.[50] | |
| 21 November | Geneva Summit concludes.[51] | |
| 1986 AD | Geneva City Archives established. | |
| 1 June | Claude Ketterer becomes Geneva's 155th mayor.[49] | |
| 1987 AD | Geneva Airport railway station opens. | |
| 1987 AD | 1 June | Claude Haegi becomes Geneva's 156th mayor.[49] |
| 1988 AD | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is set up by the World Meteorological Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme.[52] | |
| 1 June | Guy-Olivier Segond becomes Geneva's 157th mayor.[49] | |
| 29 October | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens. | |
| 1989 AD | 12 March | World Wide Web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.[21] |
| 1 June | René Emmenegger becomes Geneva's 158th mayor.[49] | |
| 1990 AD | 1 June | André Hédiger becomes Geneva's 159th mayor.[49] |
| 1991 AD | 1 June | Jacqueline Burnand becomes Geneva's 160th mayor.[49] |
| 1992 AD | 1 June | Madeleine Rossi becomes Geneva's 161st mayor.[49] |
| 1993 AD | 1 June | Michel Rossetti becomes Geneva's 162nd mayor.[49] |
| 20 December | UN General Assembly establishes the position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.[53] | |
| 1994 AD | 1 June | André Hédiger becomes Geneva's 163rd mayor.[49] |
| 1995 AD | 1 January | World Trade Organization (WTO) establishes its headquarters in Geneva.[54] |
| 1 June | Alain Vaissade becomes Geneva's 164th mayor.[49] | |
| 1996 AD | 1 June | Jacqueline Burnand becomes Geneva's 165th mayor.[49] |
| 1997 AD | Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations. | |
| 1 June | Michel Rossetti becomes Geneva's 166th mayor.[49] | |
| 1998 AD | 1 June | André Hédiger becomes Geneva's 167th mayor.[49] |
| 1999 AD | 4 May | New building of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) inaugurated.[55] |
| 1 June | Pierre Muller becomes Geneva's 168th mayor.[49] | |
| 2000 AD | Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.[33] | |
| 1 June | Alain Vaissade becomes Geneva's 169th mayor.[49] | |
| 2001 AD | 1 June | Manuel Tornare becomes Geneva's 170th mayor.[49] |
| 2002 AD | City website online (approximate date).[56][chronology citation needed] | |
| 1 June | André Hédiger becomes Geneva's 171st mayor.[49] | |
| 2003 AD | 1 June | Christian Ferrazino becomes Geneva's 172nd mayor.[49] |
| 2004 AD | Genève-Sécheron railway station opens. | |
| 1 June | Pierre Muller becomes Geneva's 173rd mayor.[49] | |
| 2005 AD | Geneva Citizens' Movement established. | |
| 1 June | Manuel Tornare becomes Geneva's 174th mayor.[49] | |
| 2006 AD | 1 June | André Hédiger becomes Geneva's 175th mayor.[49] |
| 2007 AD | 1 June | Patrice Mugny becomes Geneva's 176th mayor.[49] |
| 23 July | Rhino squat is evicted. | |
| 2008 AD | 1 June | Manuel Tornare becomes Geneva's 177th mayor.[49] |
| 10 September | CERN launches the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).[57] | |
| 2009 AD | 1 June | Rémy Pagani becomes Geneva's 178th mayor.[49] |
| 10 July | Calvin Jubilee held.[58] | |
| November–December | World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva. | |
| November | Anti-WTO protest.[59] | |
| 2010 AD | 1 June | Sandrine Salerno becomes Geneva's 179th mayor.[49] |
| 2011 AD | 1 June | Pierre Maudet becomes Geneva's 180th mayor.[49] |
| 2012 AD | 1 June | Rémy Pagani becomes Geneva's 181st mayor.[49] |
| 2013 AD | Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the Assemblée constituante de Genève. | |
| 1 June | Sandrine Salerno becomes Geneva's 182nd mayor.[49] | |
| Population: 469,433 in canton.[60] | ||
| 2014 AD | Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.[61] | |
| 1 June | Sami Kanaan becomes Geneva's 183rd mayor.[49] | |
| 2015 AD | 1 June | Esther Alder becomes Geneva's 184th mayor.[49] |
| August | Intern-in-tent reported.[62] | |
| 2016 AD | 1 June | Guillaume Barazzone becomes Geneva's 185th mayor.[49] |
| 2017 AD | 1 June | Rémy Pagani becomes Geneva's 186th mayor.[49] |
| 2018 AD | 1 June | Sami Kanaan becomes Geneva's 187th mayor.[49] |
| 2019 AD | Opening of the CEVA rail line to Annemasse in France, operated by the Léman Express train service. | |
| 1 June | Sandrine Salerno becomes Geneva's 188th mayor.[63] | |
| 2020 AD | 1 June | Sami Kanaan becomes Geneva's 189th mayor.[64] |
| 2021 AD | 1 June | Frédérique Perler becomes Geneva's 190th mayor.[65] |
| 2022 AD | 1 June | Marie Barbey-Chappuis becomes Geneva's 191st mayor.[66] |
| 2023 AD | 1 June | Alfonso Gomez becomes Geneva's 192nd mayor.[67] |
| 2024 AD | 1 June | Christina Kitsos becomes Geneva's 193rd mayor.[68] |
| 2025 AD | 1 June | Alfonso Gomez becomes Geneva's 194th mayor.[69] |
See also
[edit]- History of Geneva
- List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Geneva
- Timelines of other municipalities in Switzerland: Basel, Bern, Zürich
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
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[edit]in English
[edit]- Published in the 17th–19th century
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- Frederic Leopold Stolberg (1796), "(Geneva)", Travels through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily, Translated by Thomas Holcroft, London: G.G. and J. Robinson
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- Abraham Rees (1819), "Geneva", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9571pn88
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Geneva". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
- George Henry Townsend (1877), "Geneva", A Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co., hdl:2027/hvd.32044088047865
- Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Geneva", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555
- Published in the 20th century
- "Geneva". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Vol. 5. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1fj2r624.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Geneva", Handbook for Switzerland, Murray's Handbooks for Travellers (19th ed.), London: Edward Stanford, 1904, hdl:2027/hvd.hn1sv5
- Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). pp. 824–825.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Geneva", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776 – via HathiTrust
- "Geneva". Switzerland. Grieben's Guide Books (2nd ed.). Berlin: Albert Goldschmidt. 1912. hdl:2027/uc1.$b264107.
- "Millennial City: The Romance of Geneva, Capital of the League of Nations", National Geographic Magazine, vol. 35, Washington DC, pp. 116 v, 1919, hdl:2027/mdp.39015039320059
- "Geneva", Switzerland (26th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922, OCLC 4248970 – via Internet Archive
- Nicolas Bouvier (1994). "Geneva". Geneva, Zurich, Basel: History, Culture, and National Identity. Princeton University Press. pp. 17–40. ISBN 978-1-4008-6369-3.
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Geneva". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- Antoine S. Bailly (2000). "Geneva: does wealth ensure social stability?". In Mario Polèse; Richard E. Stren (eds.). The Social Sustainability of Cities: Diversity and the Management of Change. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8320-3.
- Published in the 21st century
- Mario Carpo (2001). "Geneva". Architecture in the Age of Printing. MIT Press. pp. 79–102. ISBN 978-0-262-03288-9.
- Hugo Slim (2007). "Geneva's Future: Reflections on the Role of a Values-Based City". International Affairs. 83 (1): 109–125. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2346.2007.00605.x. JSTOR 4122042. S2CID 143958854.
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in French
[edit]- Luc Weibel (2006). "Chronologie". Croire à Genève: la Salle de la Réformation (XIXe-XXe siècle) [Belief in Geneva] (in French). Geneva: Labor et Fides. p. 201+. ISBN 978-2-8309-1193-0.
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