Timeline of Delft
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Delft, Netherlands.
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Prior to 18th century
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- 1075 - Town established by Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine.[1]
- 1246 - Delft granted city rights by William II of Holland.[2]
- 1250 - St. Bartholomew's Church construction begins.[3]
- 1383 - Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) (church) construction begins.[3]
- 1389 - Canal to the Meuse river created.[4]
- 1400 - Eastern Gate (Delft) built.[3]
- 1403 - Agathaklooster (convent) established.[5]
- 1470 - Carthusian monastery established.
- 1477 - Printing press in operation; Delft Bible issued.[6][4]
- 1536 - 3 May: Delft fire of 1536.[1]
- 1584 - William I, Prince of Orange assassinated.[2]
- 1611 - Guild of Saint Luke founded (approximate date).
- 1618 - City Hall (Delft) rebuilt.[1]
- 1621 - Bank of Delft established.[7]
- 1632 - Future scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and future artist Johannes Vermeer born in Delft.[8]
- 1647 - Production of Delft pottery begins to expand.[8]
- 1652 - Fabritius paints A View of Delft artwork.
- 1653 - Royal Delft porcelain factory begins operating.
- 1654 - 12 October: Delft Explosion.[1]
- 1661 - Vermeer paints View of Delft artwork.
- 1692 - Armamentarium built.[4]
18th-19th centuries
- 1721 - Delftsche Courant newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1769 - Stadsleenbank Delft (bank) built (approximate date).[10]
- 1842 - Royal Academy of Delft (engineering school) established.[3]
- 1859 - Delft City Archive active.[11]
- 1862 - Delft Synagogue built in Koornmarkt (Delft).[12]
- 1866 - Population: 21,877.[13]
- 1882 - Maria van Jessekerk (church) built.[3]
- 1884 - Agnetapark workers' housing developed.[4]
- 1886
- Hugo Grotius monument erected in the Markt (Delft).[1]
- Sint-Hippolytuskerk (Delft) (church) built.[1]
- 1895 - Watertower (Delft) built.
20th century
- 1905 - Delft Institute of Technology active.
- 1911 - Museum Het Prinsenhof active.[5]
- 1919 - Population: 38,433.[14]
- 1920 - Gerardus van Baren becomes mayor.
- 1921 - Hof van Delft and Vrijenban become part of Delft.[3]
- 1970 - Roadway speed bump installed.[15]
- 1976 - Tanthof development begins.[3]
- 1977 - City Statistisch Jaarboek (yearbook) begins publication.[3]
21st century
- 2004 - Bas Verkerk becomes mayor.
- 2007 - DOK Delft (library) built.
- 2015 - Delft railway station rebuilt.
- 2016
- Marja van Bijsterveldt becomes mayor.
- Population: 101,053.
See also
- History of Delft
- List of mayors of Delft
- List of rijksmonuments in Delft
- History of the County of Holland
- Other cities in the Netherlands
- Timeline of Amsterdam
- Timeline of Breda
- Timeline of Eindhoven
- Timeline of Groningen
- Timeline of Haarlem
- Timeline of The Hague
- Timeline of Leiden
- Timeline of Maastricht
- Timeline of Nijmegen
- Timeline of Rotterdam
- Timeline of 's-Hertogenbosch
- Timeline of Utrecht
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Britannica 1910.
- 1 2 Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Historie van Delft: Historisch Overzicht (timeline)". Delft.nl (in Dutch). Gemeente Delft. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Delft". Oxford Art Online. (subscription required (help)). 27 November 2016
- 1 2 "Historie van het gebouw" (in Dutch). Museum Prinsenhof Delft. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Holland: Delft". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ Glyn Davies; Roy Davies (2002). "Comparative Chronology of Money" – via University of Exeter.
- 1 2 "Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Selectie van titels: 1618-1800". Project Databank Digitale Dagbladen (Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers) (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Gemeente: Delft". Rijksmonumentenregister (in Dutch). Amersfoort: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Organisatie" (in Dutch). Archief Delft. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Delft". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
- ↑ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- in English
- Thomas Nugent (1749), "Delft", The Grand Tour, 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Delft", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- "Delft", Handbook for Travellers on the Continent (8th ed.), London: John Murray, 1851
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Delft, Holland". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
- W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Delft", Harper's Hand-book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "Delft". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
- "Delft", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 397759 ( 1881 ed.)
- "Delft", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Delft", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- in Dutch
- D. E. van Bleyswyck. Beschryvinge der stadt Delft (Delft, 1667)
- R. Boitet. Beschryving der stadt Delft (Delft, 1729)
- Henri Zondervan, ed. (1916), "Delft", Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch), 6 (4th ed.), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy „Elsevier“
- P. Beydals. Kroniek der stad Delft (The Hague, 1936)
- G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Delft". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. pp. 178–184. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.
- I. V. T. Spaander and R.-A. Leeuw, eds. De Stad Delft: Cultur en maatschappij (Delft, 1979–82) (3 vols.)
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