Timeline of Amiens

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• 3rd century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens established.[1]
• 1117 – Charter of commune granted to Amiens by the bishop.[2]
• 1185 – Amiens becomes part of the crown lands of France per Treaty of Boves.[3]
• 1220 – Amiens Cathedral construction begins.[3]
• 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
• 1435 - Philip the Good of Burgundy in power per Congress of Arras.[3]
• 1477 - Amiens again becomes part of the crown lands of France.[3]
• 1496 – Amiens customary laws codified.[2]
• 1550 – Town Hall construction begins.[3]
• 1597 – Siege of Amiens (1597).[3]
• 1750 – Amiens Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded.[5]
• 1751 – Jardin des Plantes, Amiens (garden) created.
• 1761 – Amiens Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1790 – Amiens becomes part of the Somme souveraineté.[6]
• 1791 – Amiens Public Library founded.[7]
• 1796 – Archives départementales de la Somme established in the Hôtel des Feuillants.[8][9]
• 1800 – Population: 41,279.[6]
• 1802
  • 25 March: International peace treaty signed in Amiens.[3]
  • Picardy Museum founded.
• 1817 – Madeleine Cemetery, Amiens established.
• 1837 – Antiquarian Society established.[10]
• 1848 – Longueau–Boulogne railway begins operating.
• 1849 – Statue of Du Cange erected in the Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens.
• 1863 – Saint-Acheul cemetery established.
• 1865 – Linnean Society of North-Picardy active.[5]
• 1870 – November: Battle of Amiens (1870); Prussians in power.[3]
• 1886 – Population: 80,288.[11]
• 1889 – Cirque Jules-Verne (assembly hall) opens.[12]
• 1891 – Amiens tramway begins operating.

• 1901 – Amiens Sporting Club formed.
• 1902 – Devred shop in business.
• 1911 – Population: 93,207.[13]
• 1913 – French Grand Prix automotive race held in Amiens.
• 1914 – City "taken and lost by Germans."[14]
• 1918 – August: Battle of Amiens (1918) fought near city.
• 1940 – May–June: Battle of Amiens (1940).
• 1944 – Le Courrier picard newspaper begins publication.[15]
• 1946 - Amiens trolleybus begins operating.
• 1952 - Amiens Zoo established.
• 1954 – Tour Perret (Amiens) hi-rise built.
• 1958 – Gare d'Amiens rebuilt.
• 1960 – Amiens twinned with Dortmund, Germany.[16]
• 1962 – Population: 105,433.[6]
• 1966 – Maison de la culture d'Amiens inaugurated.
• 1970 – University of Picardie Jules Verne established.[17]
• 1971 - Amiens twinned with Görlitz, Germany.[16]
• 1973 - Amiens twinned with Darlington, United Kingdom.[16]
• 1981 – Amiens Conservatory active.
• 1999
  • Stade de la Licorne (stadium) opens.
  • Fakir newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 135,501.[6]
• 2000 – Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole created.

• 2006 – Amiens twinned with Tulsa, USA.[16]
• 2011 – Population: 133,327.
• 2012 – August: Youth unrest.[18][19]
• 2014
  • January: Labour unrest at Goodyear factory.[20][21]
  • March: Amiens municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Brigitte Fouré becomes mayor.
• 2015 – December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held.[22]
• 2016 – Amiens becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.

• History of Amiens
• List of mayors of Amiens
• List of bishops of Amiens
• List of heritage sites in Amiens
• History of the Somme department
• History of Picardy region

Other cities in the Hauts-de-France region:

• Timeline of Lille
• Timeline of Roubaix

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