Timeline of Eindhoven

The following is a of the history of the municipality of Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Prior to 20th century

• 1232 - Town rights bestowed by Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
• 1420 - Castle built.
• 1486 - 19 March: .
• 1554 - Fire.
• 1583 - Siege of Eindhoven (1583).
• 1629 - Eindhoven becomes part of the Netherlands.
• 1771 - established.
• 1791 - Population: 1,785.
• 1815 - Population: 2,310.
• 1846 - Eindhoven Canal dug.
• 1866
• Eindhoven railway station opens.
• Synagogue built.
• 1867 - rebuilt.
• 1869 - built.
• 1880 - built.
• 1891 - Philips in business.
• 1897 - begins operating.
• 1898 - built.
• 1900 - Population: 4,730.

20th century

• 1904 - (square) laid out.
• 1909
• FC Eindhoven (football club) formed.
• built on .
• 1910 - Philips Stadion (stadium) opens.
• 1911 - Eindhovens Dagblad (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1913 - PSV Eindhoven (football club) formed.
• 1920
• Gestel, Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre, and Woensel become part of the municipality of Eindhoven.
• Population: 47,946.
• 1921 - built.
• 1929 - PSV Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
• 1931 - built.
• 1932
• Welschap Airfield begins operating.
• DAF Trucks in business.
• 1935 - Population: 103,030.
• 1936 - Van Abbemuseum opens.
• 1937 - opens.
• 1939 - neighborhood developed.
• 1942 - December: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.
• 1943 - September: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp established by the German occupiers.
• 1944
• June: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp dissolved.
• September: City besieged by Allied forces.
• 1945 - Het Vrije Volk newspaper begins publication.
• 1947 - Design Academy Eindhoven established.
• 1954 - FC Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
• 1955 - Population: 154,604.
• 1956
• Eindhoven railway station rebuilt.
• Eindhoven University of Technology established.
• 1959
• Eindhoven Marathon begins.
• Herman Witte becomes mayor.
• 1964
• opens.
• built.
• 1966 - The futuristic Evoluon science museum was built.
• 1967 - City Hall rebuilt.
• 1969 - Student centre built.
• 1970 - De Bijenkorf department store built.
• 1971 - Effenaar youth centre established.
• 1976 - Administrative entity for the Eindhoven agglomeration created.
• 1979 - Gilles Borrie becomes mayor.
• 1980 - Het Apollohuis cultural venue established.
• 1982 - Open-air Eindhoven Museum and (regional archive) established.
• 1984 - Eindhoven Airport terminal built.
• 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
• 1992
• Muziekgebouw Frits Philips (concert hall) opens.
• Rein Welschen becomes mayor.
• 1993 - Holland Casino branch in business.
• 1996 - 15 July: 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident occurs at Eindhoven Airport.
• 1997
• Philips headquarters relocated to Amsterdam.
• Jan Louwers Stadion (stadium) in use.
• 1999 - hi-rise built.
• 2000
• UEFA Euro 2000 football contest held.
• Population: 203,433.

21st century

• 2001 - City joins regional BrabantStad group.http://www.brabantstad.nl/over-ons/historie
• 2002
• Leefbaar Eindhoven political party active.
• Dutch Design Week begins.
• Avant-Garde van Groeninge restaurant in business.
• 2003
• active.
• hi-rise built.
• 2004 - Inkijkmuseum opens.
• 2006
• Glow Festival Eindhoven begins.
• , Porthos, and Vesteda Toren hi-rises built.
• 2008
• built.
• Rob van Gijzel becomes mayor.
• Automotive event held.
• 2009 - redevelopment begins (approximate date).
• 2010
• Admirant shopping centre's "Blob" building constructed.
• Piet Hein Eek studio in business.
• 2012 - built.
• 2014 - 19 March: Dutch municipal elections, 2014 held.
• 2015 - Population: 223,220 city; 753,426 metro region.

See also

• Eindhoven history
• List of mayors of Eindhoven
• of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht

References

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in Dutch

• 1887-1888

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Eindhoven, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Eindhoven, various dates