• Source: Timeline of Delft

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Delft, Netherlands.




Prior to 18th century



1075 - Town established by Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine. (Godfrey III died in 1069; perhaps it was his son Godfrey the Hunchback)
1246 - Delft granted city rights by William II of Holland.
1250 - St. Bartholomew's Church construction begins.
1383 - Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) (church) construction begins.
1389 - Canal to the Meuse river created.
1400 - Eastern Gate (Delft) built.
1403 - Agathaklooster (convent) established.
1470 - Carthusian monastery established.
1477 - Printing press in operation; Delft Bible issued.
1536 - 3 May: Delft fire of 1536.
1575 - Museum Het Prinsenhof converted into a residence for the counts of Orange.
1583 - Birth of Hugo Grotius, philosopher, political theorist and poet.
1584 - William I, Prince of Orange assassinated in Museum Het Prinsenhof.
1586 - Scientists Simon Stevin and Jan Cornets de Groot conduct a landmark experiment on the effects of gravity from the roof of the Nieuwe Kerk.
1611 - Guild of Saint Luke founded (approximate date).
1618 - City Hall (Delft) rebuilt.
1621 - Bank of Delft established.
1632 - Future scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and future artist Johannes Vermeer born in Delft.
1647 - Production of Delft pottery begins to expand.
1652 - Fabritius paints A View of Delft artwork.
1653 - Royal Delft porcelain factory begins operating.
1654 - 12 October: Delft Explosion.
1661 - Vermeer paints View of Delft artwork.
1692 - Armamentarium built.




18th-19th centuries


1721 - Delftsche Courant newspaper begins publication.
1769 - Stadsleenbank Delft (bank) built (approximate date).
1842 - Royal Academy of Delft (engineering school) established.
1859 - Delft City Archive active.
1862 - Delft Synagogue built in Koornmarkt (Delft).
1866 - Population: 21,877.
1882 - Maria van Jessekerk (church) built.
1884 - Agnetapark workers' housing developed.
1886
Hugo Grotius monument erected in the Markt (Delft).
Sint-Hippolytuskerk (Delft) (church) built.
1895 - Watertower (Delft) built.
1900 - Population: 31,582.




20th century


1905 - Delft Institute of Technology active.
1911 - Museum Het Prinsenhof active.
1919 - Population: 38,433.
1920 - Gerardus van Baren becomes mayor.
1921 - Hof van Delft and Vrijenban become part of Delft.
1970 - Roadway speed bump installed.
1976 - Tanthof development begins.
1977 - City Statistisch Jaarboek (yearbook) begins publication.




21st century


2004 - Bas Verkerk becomes mayor.
2007 - DOK Delft (library) built.
2015 - Delft railway station rebuilt.
2016
Marja van Bijsterveldt becomes mayor.
Population: 101,053.




See also


History of Delft
List of mayors of Delft
List of rijksmonuments in Delft
History of the County of Holland
Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht




References



This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.




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