Timeline of Dundee history

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The timeline of Dundee history shows the significant events in the history of Dundee, Scotland.

1100–1799

• 1190 – Dundee Parish Church established.^[1]
• 1200 – William the Lion deeds his younger brother David, Earl of Huntingdon superiority over Dundee and its port.^[2]
• 1296 – Dundee Castle surrendered to the English.^[3]
• 1297 – William Wallace besieges and captures Dundee Castle.^[3]
• 1298 – Alexander Scrymgeour appointed keeper of Dundee Castle by William Wallace.^[3]
• 1306 – Dundee Castle retaken by the English.^[3]
• 1313 – Dundee Castle destroyed by Robert the Bruce.^[3]
• 1385 – John of Gaunt & the English captured and partially destroyed the town.^[2]
• 1465 – Birth of Hector Boece a Scottish philosopher and historian.^[2]
• 1518 – Birth of James Halyburton the Scottish Reformer and provost of the town for 33 years.^[2]
• 1564 – The Howff (a burial ground) established.^[2]
• 1580 – Dudhope Castle extended.^[4]
• 1645 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 11,200.^[5]
• 1651 – Siege of Dundee: George Monck besieges and sacks the town on the orders of Oliver Cromwell.^[6]
• 1684 – John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee became constable.^[2]
• 1732 – Birth of George Dempster of Dunnichen an advocate, landowner and politician.^[2]
• 1797 – James Keiller & Son, a jam and marmalade factory, is established.^[7]
• 1798 – Dundee Infirmary opens in King Street.^[8][9]

1800–1899

• 1801 – The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser.^[7]
• 1819 – Dundee Infirmary granted royal charter and renamed "Dundee Royal Infirmary and Asylum".^[8]
• 1820 Dundee Asylum formally established as a separate entity from Dundee Royal Infirmary and opened in premises in Albert Street.^[8][10]
• 1825 – Walter Scott writes Bonnie Dundee a poem and song in honour of John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee.^[11][12]
• 1831 – Dundee and Newtyle Railway opens.^[13]
• 1835 – First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's jute trade.^[7]
• 1836 – St Andrew's Cathedral completed.^[14]
• 1838 – Dundee and Arbroath Railway opens.^[15]
• 1847 - Dundee and Perth Railway opens.^[16]
• 1849 - The construction of Camperdown Works begins.^[17]
• 1851 – St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens.^[18]
• 1853 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is completed.^[19]
• 1855 - New Dundee Royal Infirmary opened in Barrack Road, replacing King Street building.^[8]
• 1855 – St Paul's Cathedral completed.^[20]
• 1860 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital opened in Union Place.^[21]
• 1863 – Baxter Park opens.^[22]
• 1867 – The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute.^[23]
• 1870 – Balgay Hill and Victoria Park were acquired by the City as public parks.^[2]
• 1871 – Legislation for slum clearing was established with the City Improvement Act.^[7]
• 1878 – First Tay Rail Bridge opens.^[24]
• 1879 - Foundation stone laid for new home of Dundee Royal Asylum at Liff. The institution will completely transfer there from the site in Albert Street by October 1882.^[10]
• 1879 – Tay Bridge Disaster: The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people.^[25]
• 1881 – University of Dundee established as University College, Dundee by deed of endowment.^[26][27]
• 1887 – Second Tay Rail Bridge opens.^[28]
• 1888 – Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology.^[29]
• 1889
  • King's Cross Hospital opens as a fever hospital for patients suffering from infectious diseases.^[30][31]
  • Dundee granted city status.^[32]
• 1891 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 153,587.^[2]
• 1893 – The East Poorhouse Hospital, which will later become Maryfield Hospital, opens as a hospital for the poor.^[33][34]
• 1897 – Dundee Women's Hospital opens.^[35]
• 1899 – Royal Victoria Hospital opens as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables.^[2][36]

1900–1999

• 1901 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 161,173.^[2]
• 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky.^[37]
• 1909 – Dundee United F.C. forms as Dundee Hibernian.^[38]
• 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens.^[39]
• 1915
  • Dundee Women's Hospital moves to a new building in Elliot Road.^[40]
  • The 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion Black Watch sustains significant losses at the Battle of Loos.^[41]
• 1918 – Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers founded in Dundee, initially to protect the prices of its members' products.^[42]
• 1920 - Several of Dundee's leading jute firms including Cox Brothers, Gilroy and Sons and J. and A. D. Grimond are amalgamated as Jute Industries Ltd.^[43]
• 1923 – The Caird Hall concert auditorium formally opened by Edward, Prince of Wales.^[44][45]
• 1925 – War memorial opens at the summit of Dundee Law.^[46]
• 1933 – Dundee City Chambers opens.^[47]
• 1935 – Mills Observatory opens.^[48]
• 1939 - Dundee Repertory Theatre founded, initially based in Nicoll Street.^[49]
• 1946 – Camperdown Country Park opens.^[50]
• 1963
  • Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished.^[19]
  • Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire.^[49]
  • Dundee Airport opens.^[51]
• 1966 – Tay Road Bridge opens.^[52]
• 1967 – University of Dundee gains independent status.^[26]
• 1974 – Ninewells Hospital opens.^[53]
• 1978 – Dundee Synagogue opens.^[54]
• 1980 – Scottish League Cup Final takes place at Dens Park.^[55]
• 1982 – New Dundee Repertory Theatre opens.^[56][49]
• 1993 – Timex strike: Industrial dispute between workers and management takes place over seven months resulting in the closure of the factory and the loss of hundreds of jobs.^[57]
• 1996 – Verdant Works Museum opens.^[58]
• 1998
  • Dundee Royal Infirmary closes.^[9]
  • Last jute cargo arrives in Dundee bringing an end to the city's jute trade.^[59]
• 1999 – Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre opens.^[60]

2000–present

• 2000
  • Dundee Central Mosque opens.^[61]
  • Dundee Science Centre opens.^[62]
  • Dundee International Book Prize established.^[63]
• 2007 – Scottish Challenge Cup Final takes place in Dens Park.^[64]
• 2009 – Dundee International Submarine Memorial dedicated.^[65]
• 2010 – Dundee Museum of Transport established.^[66]
• 2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens.^[67]
• 2017 – Dundee International Book Prize disestablished.^[63]
• 2018
  • First Dundee pride event held.^[68]
  • V&A Dundee Museum opens.^[69]
• 2019 – Dundee Synagogue closes.^[54]

See also

• Dundee
• History of Dundee
• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1910). "Dundee" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 674–676.
• Lynch, Michael (2001). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211696-7.

References