Timeline of Nice

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France.

Prior to 19th century

• 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.
• 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.
• 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.
• 1388 - effected.
• 1538 - signed in Nice.
• 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.
• 1545 - (bridge) rebuilt.
• 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
• 1564 - Major earthquake.
• 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed.
• 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV.
• 1720
• Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
• Medical school established.
• 1722 - Hôtel de Ville built.
• 1724 - church built.
• 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.
• 1772 - ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1780 - paved.
• 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established.
• 1784 - built.
• 1790 - Public library founded.
• 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
• 1793
• Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.
• Population: 24,117.
• 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.⁽⁾

• 1812 - (school) opens.
• 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.
• 1822 - Promenade des Anglais construction begins.
• 1832 - 25 April: Religious taken in response to cholera epidemic.
• 1846 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice founded.
• 1852
• (church) built.
• English circulating library active.
• 1854 - (park) opens.
• 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.
• 1856 - Population: 44,091.
• 1860 - .
• 1861 - Francization begins.
• 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.
• 1864
• Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
• Nice-Ville station opened.
• 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, established.
• 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1871 - Niçard Vespers, three days of popular uprising in support of the union of the County of Nice with the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1879
• Horsecar tramway begins operating.
• ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.
• 1882
• built.
• (bridge) demolished.
• 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.
• 1884 - built.
• 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
• 1886 - built.
• 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.
• 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
• 1891
• 4 October: unveiled in .
• Population: 88,273.
• 1892
• Gare du Sud built.
• Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating.
• 1896 - erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.
• 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.

20th century

1901-1944

• 1901 - Population: 105,109.
• 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
• 1904
• Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
• Promenade des Anglais extended to the river Var.
• 1911 - Population: 142,940.
• 1912 - Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens, funded by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
• 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
• 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
• 1919
• Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.
• Victorine Studios of film established.
• 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens.
• 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.
• 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.
• 1931 - Population: 219,549.
• 1933 - (church) built.
• 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.
• 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.
• 1944
• 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.⁽⁾
• 28 August: .

1945-1990s

• 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.
• 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
• 1954
• Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
• Population: 244,360.
• 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.
• 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
• 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.
• 1968 - Population: 322,442.
• 1970 - Palais Lascaris (musical instrument museum) opened.
• 1973
• established.
• Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, , and created.
• 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
• 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.⁽⁾
• 1982
• , , and created.
• Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
• 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
• 1988 - ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
• 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
• 1999
• established.
• Population: 342,738.