The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium.
Prior to 19th century
- 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.[1]
- 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.[1]
- 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established.[2]
- 1380
- Belfry of Ghent built.
- Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church.[4]
- 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted.[5][6]
- 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built.[1]
- 1483 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built.[8]
- 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established.[9]
- 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands.[8][1]
- 1584 - Spaniards in power.[8]
- 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded.[1]
- 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands.[1]
- 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active.
- 1794 - Became the capital of the French department of the Scheldt.[1]
19th century
- 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed between the US and the UK.[8]
- 1817 - Ghent University established by William I of the Netherlands.[1]
- 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built.
- 1833 - Archaeological Museum (Ghent) founded.
- 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded.
- 1841 - Bank of Flanders established.[10]
- 1845 - Population: 105,711.[11]
- 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens.
- 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in Friday Market Square.
- 1866/1867 - A serious outbreak of cholera.[1]
- 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1875 - Station Gent-Oost opens.
- 1879 - De Gentenaar newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1880
- Coöperatieve Maatschappij Vooruit (cooperative) founded.
- Population: 131,431.[1]
- 1881 - Bank of Ghent established.[10]
- 1883 - Royal Sport Nautique de Gand rowing club formed.
- 1891 - Het Volk newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor.
- 1897 - Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta begins.
- 1900
- Ghent system of unemployment benefits introduced.[8]
- K.A.A. Gent football club formed.
20th century
- 1902 - Ghent University Botanic Garden established.[13]
- 1904
- 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema[14] open.
- 1913 - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) held in city.
- 1914 - Vooruit built.
- 1919 - Population: 165,655.[15]
- 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built.
- 1930 - Population: 170,358.
- 1942 - Ghent University Library Book Tower built.
- 1947 - Emile Claeys becomes mayor.
- 1959 - Ghent University Hospital opens.
- 1965 - Section of Mendonk becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1970
- Studio Skoop (cinema) opens.[14]
- Population: 148,860.
- 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built.
- 1975 - Station Gent-Zeehaven opens.
- 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city.
- 1980
- Amsab-Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis founded.[16]
- Population: 241,695.
- 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built.[14]
- 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built.
- 1995 - Hogeschool Gent (college) established.
21st century
- 2006 - Project Gent-Sint-Pieters begins.
- 2007 - Daniël Termont becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Ghent City Museum opens.
- 2012 - Arteveldetoren hi-rise built.
- 2013
- Ghelamco Arena opens.
- Population: 248,242.
- 2014 - Virginie Lovelinggebouw built.
- 2020 - Ghent University Museum opens.
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