Timeline of 's-Hertogenbosch

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Prior to 19th century

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  • 1185 - City rights granted.[1]
  • 1225 - Wall of 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] built, with its Brussels Gate [nl] and Leuven Gate [nl].
  • 1268 - Tafel van de Heilige Geest (charity) active (approximate date).[2]
  • 1399 - Vughter Poort [nl] (gate) built.
  • 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
  • 1463 - Catastrophic fire, likely witnessed by young Hieronymus Bosch.
  • 1495 - Artist Hieronymus Bosch active (approximate date).[4]
  • 1530 - St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) built.
  • 1533 - Stadhuis van 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] (city hall) remodelled.
  • 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch established.[5]
  • 1601 - November: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601).
  • 1620 - Kruithuis ('s-Hertogenbosch) [nl] built.
  • 1629 - April–September: Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch.[1]
  • 1638 - St. John's Cathedral organ [nl] installed.
  • 1645 - Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch built.
  • 1749 - Parade grounds, 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] laid out.

19th century

  • 1815 - City becomes capital of North Brabant province.[1]
  • 1817 - Design of 's-Hertogenbosch coat of arms [nl] adopted.[citation needed]
  • 1818 - De Gruyter (chain store) [nl] in business.
  • 1824 - Bossche Synagogue [nl] in use.[6]
  • 1826 - Geefhuis (charity) rebuilt on Hinthamerstraat [nl].[2]
  • 1829 - Catholic Nord Brabanter newspaper begins publication.[7]
  • 1836 - Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen (society of arts & sciences) founded.[8]
  • 1853 - Theatre built on the Papenhulst [nl].
  • 1866 - Population: 24,201.[9]
  • 1868 - 's-Hertogenbosch railway station opens.
  • 1874 - 's-Hertogenbosch fortifications [nl] dismantled.[10]
  • 1880 - Brabant Historical Information Center [nl] headquartered in city.[11]
  • 1881 - Kruisstraat railway station and Sprokkelbosch railway station open.
  • 1883
    • 's-Hertogenbosch-Helmond tram line [nl] begins operating.[12]
    • Rijksarchief Noord-Brabant building constructed on Waterstraat.[2]
  • 1884 - Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Marie van der Does de Willebois becomes mayor.
  • 1885 - 700th anniversary of city founding.[10]
  • 1886 - Telephone begins operating.[10]
  • 1887 - City gasworks built on the Vughterweg [nl].[10]
  • 1895 - Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and regent queen Emma visit city.[10]
  • 1896 - 's-Hertogenbosch-Heusden tram line [nl] begins operating.[12]

20th century

  • 1903 - Dragon Fountain, 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] installed.[10]
  • 1905 - Nieuwe Sint-Jacobskerk [nl] (church) built.
  • 1917 - Sint-Catharinakerk ('s-Hertogenbosch) [nl] (church) built.
  • 1919 - Population: 38,067.[13]
  • 1925 - Centraal Noordbrabants Museum [nl] opens on Bethaniëstraat [nl].[8]
  • 1926 - Sportpark De Hooge Donken [nl] opens.
  • 1929 - Bosch monument [nl] erected in the Markt ('s-Hertogenbosch) [nl].
  • 1934 - Casino Theatre, 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] built.
  • 1938 - Synagogue built on Prins Bernhardstraat.[6]
  • 1943
  • 1944
    • September: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp dissolved.[14]
    • 27 October: Allied forces take city.[15]
  • 1954 - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch begins.
  • 1957 - Sligro [nl] supermarket in business (approximate date).
  • 1959 - Brabants Dagblad (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1971
  • 1973 - Saint Leonard's Church, 's-Hertogenbosch [nl] demolished in the Koningin Emmaplein ('s-Hertogenbosch) [nl].
  • 1981 - Rosmalen railway station opens.
  • 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
  • 1987 - 's-Hertogenbosch Oost railway station opens.
  • 1996
    • June: 1996 Tour de France cycling race starts from 's-Hertogenbosch.
    • Boschtion [nl] radio begins broadcasting.[citation needed]
    • Ton Rombouts [nl] becomes mayor.
  • 2000 - Population: 129,034 municipality.[17]

21st century

  • 2005 - Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum [nl] established.
  • 2013 - Population: 142,817 municipality.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
  2. ^ a b c Ton Wetzer (ed.). "Bossche Encyclopedie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
  4. ^ "Low Countries, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Netherlands". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "'s-Hertogenbosch". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ^ Jan van de Plasse (2005). Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers (in Dutch). Otto Cramwinckel. ISBN 978-90-75727-77-7. (timeline)
  8. ^ a b Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen, 1836 - 2006 (in Dutch), Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum, retrieved 30 October 2015
  9. ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Geschiedenis en wapen 's-Hertogenbosch: Historie gedetailleerd (timeline)" (in Dutch). 's-Hertogenbosch: Stadsarchief. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  11. ^ Rijksarchief in Noord-Brabant, 1860 - 2007 (in Dutch), Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum [nl], retrieved 30 October 2015
  12. ^ a b W. J. M. Leideritz (1978). De tramwegen van Noord-Brabant (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05706-4.
  13. ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
  14. ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 820. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.
  15. ^ "Dutch children offer WW2 liberation thanks to Wales", BBC News, 4 June 2014
  16. ^ Hans van Dijk (1999). Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6450-347-4.
  17. ^ a b "Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region: Municipality 's-Hertogenbosch". StatLine. Statistics Netherlands. 2014.

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English
  • Abraham Rees (1819), "Bois-le-duc", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t4zg6ww3j
  • William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Bois-le-Duc, Netherlands". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
  • "'s Hertogenbosch", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2
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  • "'S Hertogenbosch", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, hdl:2027/uc1.b3129294
  • "'s Hertogenbosch" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 872–873.
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  • Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "'s-Hertogenbosch". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
in Dutch
  • Jacob van Oudenhoven (1670). Silva-ducis aucta & renata of een nieuwe ende gantsch vermeerderde beschrijvinge van de stadt van s'Hertogen-Bossche (in Dutch). Scheffers, Jan & Oudenhoven, Jacomina van (widow of Isaac van Dockum) – via Internet Archive.
  • Johan Hendrik van Heurn (1776). Historie der Stad en Meyjerye van 's Hertogenbosch (in Dutch). Utrecth: J. Van Schoonhoven en Comp. – via Google Books. 1776-1778
  • Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1845). "Hertogenbosch". Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden [Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Vol. 5. Gorinchem: Jacobus Noorduyn. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105228076 – via HathiTrust.
  • R.A. Van Zuijlen Jr. (ed.). Inventaris der archieven van de stad 's Hertogenbosch (in Dutch). 's Hertogenbosch: W.C. Van Heusden. 1863-1866
  • G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Noord-Brabant: 's-Hertogenbosch". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. pp. 288–296. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.

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