Timeline of Leuven
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leuven, Belgium.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 883 - nl.
- 891 - Battle of Leuven (891).
- 1090 - Hospital established (approximate date).[1]
- 1100 - St. Peter's Church built (approximate date).[2]
- 1165 - de built.[2]
- 1183 - Leuven becomes part of the Duchy of Brabant of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1200 - nl built (approximate date).[2]
- 1225 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1230 - nl built.[2]
- 1317 - nl (cloth workers' hall) built.[3]
- 1379 - nl (political unrest).[3]
- 1425 - Studium Generale Lovaniense (university) founded.[4]
- 1463 - Leuven Town Hall built.[5]
- 1474 - Printing press in operation.[6]
- 1497 - St. Peter's Church rebuilt.[3]
- 1502 - Erasmus moves to Leuven.
- 1571 - City Archive relocated to City Hall.[7]
- 1635 - June-July: Siege of Leuven.
- 1717 - Artois brewery in business.[8]
- 1738 - Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis (garden) established.[9]
- 1786 - Seminary established.[10]
- 1794 - City becomes part of the Dyle (department) of the French First Republic.
- 1804 - City becomes part of the First French Empire.
- 1815 - City becomes part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- 1830 - City becomes part of the Kingdom of Belgium.
- 1831 - 12 August: Battle of Leuven (1831).[10]
- 1834 - Catholic University of Leuven established.[11]
- 1843 - Heilige Drievuldigheidscollege (school) established.
- 1867 - nl built on Statiestraat.
- 1883 - Population: 36,813.[12]
- 1899 - Keizersberg Abbey founded.
20th century
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- 1903 - K. Stade Leuven football club formed.
- 1914 - nl;[13] Library of the Catholic University of Leuven destroyed.[5]
- 1919 - Population: 40,069.[14]
- 1928
- UZ Leuven (hospital) active.[citation needed]
- Library of the Catholic University of Leuven rebuilt.[5]
- 1940 - Library of the Catholic University of Leuven destroyed again.[5]
- 1947 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1967 - November: French-Flemish fr begins.[15]
- 1968
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven established.[4]
- Lemmensinstituut (music conservatory) active.
- Studio 1 cinema in business.[16]
- 1977
- 1982 - Marktrock music fest begins.
- 1988 - Vlaams Filmmuseum en -archief (Flemish film museum) established.[18]
- 1995
- Louis Tobback becomes mayor.
- City becomes part of the Flemish Brabant province.
- nl (school) established.
- 1998 - Grand Béguinage designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
21st century
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- 2002
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven football club formed.
- Den Dreef stadium opens in Heverlee.
- 2008 - Anheuser-Busch InBev headquartered in city.
- 2011 - Cyclocross Leuven begins.
- 2013 - Population: 97,656.
See also
- Leuven history
- nl
- List of mayors of Leuven
- nl
- Other names of Leuven
- List of colleges of Leuven University
- Other cities in Belgium
References
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Published in the 18th-19th c.
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- Published in the 20th c.
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External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Leuven, various dates
