Timeline of Liège

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Liège, Belgium.

Prior to 18th century

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Liège, 16th century
  • 1526 - Prince-Bishops' Palace construction begins.
  • 1546 - Halle aux viandes de Liège [fr] built.
  • 1561 - Marché de la Batte [fr] (market) active.
  • 1594
    • Foire de Liège (festival) begins.
    • Maison Havart [fr] built on the Quai de la Goffe [fr].
  • 1610 - Palais Curtius [fr] built on the Quai de Maestricht [fr].
  • 1614 - Béguinage Saint-Esprit founded.
  • 1616 - Collège des jésuites anglais (Liège) [fr] built.
  • 1623 - Béguinage Saint-Christophe de Liège [fr] compound built.
  • 1637 - April: Murder of Sébastien de La Ruelle sparks anti-Spanish rioting.

18th–19th centuries

20th century

  • 1904 - Pont de Fragnée [fr] (bridge) built.
  • 1905
    • April: Liège International (1905) world's fair opens.
    • Gare de Liège-Palais [fr] (train station) and Passerelle Mativa [fr] (footbridge) built.
    • Population: 168,532.[1]
  • 1909 - Stade Maurice Dufrasne (stadium) opens.
  • 1911
    • Banque Centrale de Liège established.[5]
    • Palace Liège [fr] cinema opens.
  • 1914 - August: Battle of Liège.[18]
  • 1919
  • 1922 - Forum (Liège) [fr] theatre opens.
  • 1928 - Interallied Memorial of Cointe erected.
  • 1930
  • 1937 - Port of Liège established.
  • 1939
  • 1940 - German occupation of Belgium during World War II begins.
  • 1944 - September: German occupation ends.
  • 1946 - 17 September: City name changed to "Liège" (formerly "Liége").
  • 1950 - Royal Question (political crisis) occurs.[21]
  • 1952 - Museum of Fine Arts' Liège Cabinet of Prints and Drawings [fr] established.
  • 1957 - Albert Bridge, Liège [fr] rebuilt.
  • 1960
  • 1962 - Musée de zoologie de Liège [fr] established.
  • 1967 - Cité administrative (Liège) [fr] built.
  • 1976 - Centre culturel Les Chiroux [fr] established.
  • 1977
  • 1980
    • Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (Liège) [fr] opens.
    • Maison de la science [fr] established.
  • 1981 - Opera Cinema in business.[22]
  • 1985
  • 1991
    • 18 July: Politician Cools assassinated in Cointe [fr].
    • La Zone music venue opens.
  • 1992 - Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie [fr] museum active.[23]
  • 1993
    • La Batte [fr] remodelled.
    • Le Churchill [fr] cinema opens.
  • 1996 - Soundstation [fr] cultural space opens.
  • 1997 - La Meuse newspaper begins publication.
  • 1999 - Willy Demeyer becomes mayor.
  • 2000 - Pont du Pays de Liège [fr] (bridge) and Tunnel de Cointe [fr] open.

21st century

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Belgium". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hourihane 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Walter Prevenier [in Dutch] (2000). "The Low Countries, 1290-1415". In Michael Jones (ed.). New Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. 6: c.1300-c.1415. Cambridge University Press. pp. 570–594. ISBN 978-0-521-36290-0.
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  11. ^ De Theux 1867.
  12. ^ Chronique archéologique du pays de Liège (in French), Institut archéologique liégeois, 1906, pp. v
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  14. ^ Charles Defrecheux (1907). "Les bibliothèques populaire a Liège". In Louis Stainier (ed.). Revue des bibliothèques et archives de Belgique (in French). Brussels: Misch & Thron.
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  21. ^ "20 July-1 August, 1950". Chronology of International Events and Documents. 6 (15). London: Royal Institute of International Affairs: 485–520. 1950. JSTOR 40545240.
  22. ^ "Movie Theaters in Liege, Belgium". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Qui sommes-nous: Historique". Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2015.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

  • Thomas Nugent (1749), "Liège", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
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  • George Henry Townsend (1877), "Liege", A Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co., hdl:2027/hvd.32044088047865
  • "Liege", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2
  • Visitors Universal Handybook and Guide to Antwerp, Brussels, Waterloo, Ghent, Bruges, Liège, etc. etc (5th ed.). Antwerp: John De Wit & Joris. 1884.
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  • "Liège", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 397759 + 1881 ed.
  • "Liége (city)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 593–594.
  • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Liège", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776
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  • Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Liège". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

In French

  • Almanach de Liège (in French) circa 1626-1792
  • Les Délices du Pays de Liège [fr] (in French). Liège. 1738-1744
  • X. De Theux, ed. (1867). Bibliographie liégeoise (in French). Brussels: Fr.-J. Olivier.
  • "Liège". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). 1914. hdl:2027/mdp.39015074817142.
  • Jacques Stiennon [in French], ed. (1991). Histoire de Liège (in French). Toulouse.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Collectif; Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2015). Liège. Petit Futé (in French). ISBN 978-2-7469-8238-3.

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