Timeline of Lyon

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

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Prior to 15th century

See also: Lugdunum

Further information (in French): Lyon in the High Middle Ages^[fr]

Further information (in French): Lyon in the Late Middle Ages^[fr]

• 43 BCE - Roman colony of Lugdunum founded.[1]
• 15 BCE - Ancient Theatre of Fourvière built (approximate date).
• 10 BCE - Birth of Claudius.
• 59 CE - Town was burned and rebuilt with funding from Nero.[2]
• 177 CE - Persecution in Lyon.[3][4]
• 197 - Battle of Lugdunum.[5]
• 478 - Became the capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.[2]
• 1170s - Religious Waldensians active.[1]
• 1180 - Lyon Cathedral construction begins.
• 1245 - First Council of Lyon convenes.[5]
• 1272-1274 - Second Council of Lyon convenes.[5]
• 1300 - University of Lyon founded.[6]
• 1307 - Lyon becomes part of France under Philip the fair .[5][2]
• 1320 - "Citizens obtained self-rule."[7]
• 1381 - Public clock installed.[8]
• 1383 - Lyon astronomical clock in operation in the cathedral (approximate date).

15th-18th centuries

Further information (in French): Renaissance in Lyon^[fr]

Further information (in French): Lyon in the French Revolution^[fr]

• 1420 - Trade fairs authorized.[9]
• 1454 - Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon (hospital) in operation.[2]
• 1473 - Printing press in operation.[10]
• 1476 - Lyon Cathedral completed.[2]
• 1498 - Maison du Chamarier built.
• 1506 - Stock exchange opens.[9]
• 1515 - Silk industry in Lyon [fr] begins.[5]
• 1519 - Collège de la Trinité founded.
• 1531 - Hospice de la Charite founded.[11]
• 1540 - Printers' strike.[9]
• 1548 - Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici visit city.[12]
• 1600 - Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.[9]
• 1617 - Hospice de la Charite church built.[11]
• 1652 - Hôtel de Ville built.[13]
• 1655 - Premiere of Molière's L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps.[6]
• 1700 - Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon [fr] established.[14][15]
• 1702 - Chamber of Commerce founded.[16][17]
• 1704 - Currency court established.
• 1711 - Flood.[18]
• 1724 - Academy of fine arts established.[19]
• 1731 - Lyon Public Library established.[20] [21]
• 1744 - "Silkworkers' revolt."[22]
• 1750 - Saint-Clair (quarter) [fr] development begins.[22]
• 1761 - Veterinary School of Lyon [fr] founded.[2]
• 1771 - Conseil Superieur established.[22]
• 1775
  • 20 January: Birth of André-Marie Ampère.
  • Saint-Clair bridge opens.[22]
• 1778 - Masonic Rectified Scottish Rite founded in Lyon.
• 1784 - Montgolfiere hot air balloon ascends from Brotteaux.[22]
• 1786 - Weavers' strike.[9]
• 1788 - City directory published.[23]
• 1790 - City becomes part of the Rhône-et-Loire souveraineté.
• 1792 - The first version of the Théâtre des Célestins is inaugurated.
• 1793
  • Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention; crackdown.[1][2]
  • City becomes part of the Rhône department.[24]
  • Population: 102,167.[24]

19th century

Further information (in French): Lyon in the French First Republic^[fr]

Further information (in French): Lyon in the French Third Republic^[fr]

1800s-1840s

• 1802 - Jacquard loom invented in Lyon.[7]
• 1803
  • Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon opens.[25]
  • Temple du Change (church) active.
• 1806 - Labor court established.
• 1807 - Cemetery of Loyasse established.
• 1808 - University established.[7]
• 1814 - March: Austrians in power.[5][2]
• 1815 - 8 March: Napoleon arrives.[5]
• 1820 - Population: 115,841.[26]
• 1822
  • Société linnéenne de Lyon [fr] formed.[15]
  • Catholic Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon.
• 1825 - Statue of Louis XIV installed in the Place Bellecour.[11]
• 1830 - Société académique d'architecture de Lyon [fr] founded.[27]
• 1831 - November–December: Canut revolt.[5]
• 1834 - April: Canut revolt.[5]
• 1835 - Revue du Lyonnais journal begins publication.
• 1836 - Brasserie Georges in business.
• 1840 - 4 November: Flood.[5][2]
• 1842 - Courthouse built.[28]
• 1848
  • Le Salut public [fr] newspaper begins publication.[16]
  • Église Saint-Georges (church) rebuilt.
• 1849 - June: Canut revolt.[5]

1850s-1890s

• 1850 - 15 August: "Banquet to Louis Napoleon."[5]
• 1852 - Arrondissements of Lyon created: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
• 1854 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise opens.
• 1855 - Gare de Lyon-Perrache opens.
• 1856
  • Flood.[18][2]
  • Society of African Missions founded in Lyon.
  • Population: 292,721.[24]
• 1857 - École centrale de Lyon founded.
• 1858 - Lyon–Geneva railway in operation.
• 1859 - Le progrès newspaper begins publication.[29]
• 1860
  • Philharmonic Society founded.[30]
  • Palais de la Bourse built.
• 1861
  • African Museum of Lyon established.
  • Population: 318,803.[26]
• 1862 - Funicular railway begins operating.
• 1863 - Crédit Lyonnais (bank) founded.
• 1864 - Grande synagogue de Lyon built.
• 1867 - 6th arrondissement of Lyon created.[1]
• 1872 - Société botanique de Lyon established.[15]
• 1875 - Union générale bank and Catholic University of Lyon established.
• 1876 - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul opens.
• 1877 - Théâtre des Célestins opens.
• 1879 - Le Nouvelliste de Lyon newspaper begins publication. [31]
• 1880 - Le Monde lyonnais [fr] newspaper begins publication. [31]
• 1883
  • Trial of Lyon anarchists [fr]
  • Église du Bon-Pasteur (church) built.
• 1884 - Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière built.
• 1886 - Population: 401,930.[24]
• 1888 - Association générale des étudiants [fr] of Lyon established.[32]
• 1890 - Republican monument erected in Place Carnot.[11]
• 1891 - Croix-Rousse funicular begins operating.
• 1892 - Fontaine Bartholdi installed in Place des Terreaux.
• 1894
  • 29 April: Exposition internationale et coloniale (1894) opens.[6][2]
  • 24 June: Assassination of French president Carnot.[1][2]
  • 25 June: "Anti-Italian riots."[5]
  • Metallic tower of Fourvière and Théâtre de l’Eldorado [fr] built.
• 1899 - Lyon Olympique Universitaire football club formed.
• 1900 - Statue of Carnot erected in the Place de la République.[11]

20th century

1900-1944

Further information (in French): Lyon during World War II^[fr]

• 1902 - Revue d'histoire de Lyon journal begins publication.[2]
• 1903
  • July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Lyon.
  • Revue musicale de Lyon begins publication.[32]
• 1905
  • Orchestre National de Lyon established.
  • Édouard Herriot becomes mayor.[1]
• 1906 - Population: 430,186 city; 472,114 commune.[2][24]
• 1908 - Gare des Brotteaux opens.
• 1911 - Population: 523,796.[33]
• 1912 - 7th arrondissement of Lyon created.[3]
• 1914 - Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon held.
• 1917 - Berliet automobile manufactory in business.
• 1921 - Montluc prison built.
• 1926 - Stade de Gerland (stadium) opens.
• 1933 - Pathe Bellecour cinema opens.[34]
• 1940 - June: City occupied by German forces during the Battle of the Rhône Valley [fr].
• 1941 - Odeon of Lyon excavation begins.^[citation needed]
• 1944 - 2 September: Allied forces take city from Germans.[9]

1945-1990s

Further information (in French): Lyon since 1944^[fr]

• 1952
  • Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse opens.
  • SaintéLyon [fr] Saint-Étienne-Lyon footrace begins.
  • Positif film magazine begins publication.
• 1959 - 8th arrondissement of Lyon created.[4]
• 1964
  • 9th arrondissement of Lyon created.[5]
  • Printing Museum established.
• 1968 - Population: 527,800.[24]
• 1969 - Urban Community of Lyon and Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon [fr] established.
• 1971 - Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 established.
• 1973 - Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 established.
• 1974 - Lyon metro Line C begins operating.
• 1975
  • Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon building opens.
  • Airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry opens.
  • Population: 456,716.[24]
• 1978 - Lyon Metro Line A and Line B begin operating.
• 1980 - Conservatory of Music and Dance established.
• 1982
  • PLM Law [fr] effected.
  • Population: 413,095.[24]
• 1983
  • TGV hi-speed railway begins operating.[1]
  • Opéra National de Lyon founded.
  • Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu opens.
• 1987 - 11 May: Barbie Trial begins.
• 1989 - Michel Noir becomes mayor.[35]
• 1991 - Lyon Metro Line D begins operating.
• 1993 - Opéra Nouvel opens.
• 1995
  • Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon building opens.[36]
  • Raymond Barre becomes mayor.[1]
• 1997 - Gare de Lyon-Vaise rebuilt.
• 1999 - Population: 445,452.[24]

21st century

2000s

• 2001
  • March: Lyon municipal election, 2001 [fr] held.
  • Gérard Collomb becomes mayor.
  • Tram lines T1 and T2 begin operating.
• 2005 - Vélo'v bikeshare begins operating.
• 2006 - Tram line T3 begins operating.
• 2008 - Pathe Vaise cinema opens.[34]
• 2009 - Tram line T4 begins operating.

2010s

• 2011 - Population: 491,268.
• 2012
  • Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais begins operating.
    • Tram line T5 begins operating.
• 2014
  • March: Lyon municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
  • Musée des Confluences opens.
• 2015
  • Metropolis of Lyon established per MAPAM Law [fr].
  • 26 June: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack occurs in vicinity of Lyon.[37]
  • December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 [fr] held.
• 2016 - Lyon becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• 2019
  • Tram line T6 begins operating.
  • 31 August: Mass stabbing kills one and injures eight.

See also

• History of Lyon
• List of mayors of Lyon [fr]
• List of heritage sites in Lyon [fr]
• Other names of Lyon
• History of Rhône [fr] department

Other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of St Etienne
• Timeline of Vienne [fr]

References

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2. Britannica 1910.
3. Eusebius, Church History, Book 5, Chapter 1
4. Gregory of Tours, Glory of the Martyrs
5. Haydn 1910.
6. Charles E. Little (1900), "France", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls
7. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1103, OL 6112221M
8. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). "Diffusion of Public Clocks". History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
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10. Henri Bouchot [in French] (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
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12. "Entry of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici into Lyons (Lyons: September, 1548)". Treasures in Full: Renaissance Festival Books. British Library. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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15. "Sociétés savantes de France (Lyon)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
16. Almanach du Lyonnais 1903.
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20. David H. Stam, ed. (2001). International Dictionary of Library Histories. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-57958-244-9.
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22. Reynard 2009.
23. A. V. Williams (1913). Development and Growth of City Directories. Cincinnati, USA.
24. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lyon, EHESS (in French).
25. Catalogue sommaire des Musées de la ville de Lyon (in French). 1887.
26. "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
27. Annuaire des artistes 1833.
28. Poncet 1906.
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30. P. Holstein (1904), "Le conservatoire de musique et les salles de concert a Lyon", Revue d'histoire de Lyon (in French)
31. Charléty 1903.
32. "Patrimoine ancien et contemporain: Les collections" (in French). Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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37. "French terrorist attack: mystery of 'calm and gentle' man who beheaded his boss", The Guardian, 27 June 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Main article: Bibliography of the history of Lyon

in English

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Lyons", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• J. Willoughby Rosse (1859). "Lyons". Index of Dates ... Facts in the Chronology and History of the World. London: H.G. Bohn. hdl:2027/hvd.32044098621048.
• William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Lyons". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
• "Lyons" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 174–176.
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Lyons", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• "Lyons", Southern France (6th ed.), Karl Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/uc1.31822019077254
• Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 26, hdl:2027/mdp.39015035117657, Local history: Lyons
• "Lyons Journal; For a Staid City, Neo-Gaullism With Gallic Verve", New York Times, 10 April 1989
• Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Lyons". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
• Pierre Claude Reynard (2009). "Chronological Landmarks". Ambitions Tamed: Urban Expansion in Pre-revolutionary Lyon. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-7574-5.

in French

• "Lyon". Almanach général des marchands, négocians, armateurs et fabricans (in French). Paris: L. Cellot. 1779. ISSN 1954-6521. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
• Almanach astronomique et historique de la ville de Lyon (in French). 1788.
• "Rhone: Lyon". Annuaire des artistes français: Statistique des beaux-arts en France (in French). Paris: Guyot de Fère. 1833. ISSN 2275-6817. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Lyon". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
• Dictionnaire-Indicateur, ou le Guide indispensable de l'étranger à Lyon (in French). Nigon. 1843.
• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "Lyon". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères [fr]. p. 441. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
• Charles-Joseph Chambet (1860). Lyon descriptif, monumental et industriel de la ville de Lyon (in French) (11th ed.). chez P. Paris. ISBN 978-0-461-84595-2.
• Annuaire administratif et commercial de Lyon et du département du Rhône, 1868
• Guide-indicateur de Lyon (in French). Coste-Labaume. 1881.
• Almanach du Lyonnais (in French). Lyon: Legendre. 1903.
• Sébastien Charléty [in French] (1903). Bibliographie critique de l'histoire de Lyon, depuis 1789 jusqu'à nos jours. Annales de l'universite de Lyon (in French).
• "Lyon". Lyonnais & Velay. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1903. OCLC 457600236.
• Syndicat d'initiative de Lyon (1906). Lyon pittoresque (in French). J. Poncet.
• "Lyon". Bourgogne, Morvan, Nivernais, Lyonnais. Guides Joanne (in French). 1907. hdl:2027/uc1.$b192332.

External links

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