Timeline of Rotterdam

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

Prior to 19th century

ca. 950 - Settlement at the lower end of the fen stream Rotte 1270 - Dam built on Rotte. 1299 - John I, Count of Holland granted rights to the people of Rotterdam, marking the origin of the town. 1328 - Latin school established 1340 - City rights granted by William IV, Count of Holland. 1350 - Rotterdamse Schie (canal) constructed (approximate date). 1466 - Erasmus, philosopher and Catholic theologian born. 1477 - Saint Lawrence Church consecrated. 1489 - Rotterdam besieged by forces of Frans van Brederode. 1563 - Fire. 1572 - Spanish in power. 1574 - Admiralty of Rotterdam organized. 1611 - Guild of Saint Luke active (approximate date). 1622 - Erasmus statue by Hendrick de Keyser erected. 1626 - Collegium Mechanicum established. 1632 - Population: 20,000 (approximate). 1643 - Scottish Presbyterian church built. 1722 - Exchange built. 1769 - Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy founded. 1773 - Studium Scientiarum Genetrix literary society formed. 1780 - Birth of Hendrik Tollens, poet. 1781 - Rotterdamse Academie established. 1796 - Population: 53,212. 1797 - Netherlands Missionary Society founded. 1798 - Organ installed in Saint Lawrence Church.

19th century

1813 - Johan François van Hogendorp van Heeswijk becomes mayor. 1835 - Town Hall rebuilt. 1838 - Population: 72,000. 1844 - Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant begins publication. 1847 - Delftsche Poort railway station opens. 1849 - Boymans Museum opens. 1851 - Royal Maas Yacht Club founded. 1857 - Zoo opens. 1859 - Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet (library) founded. 1863 - Rotterdam Bank established. 1866 - Population: 115,277. 1869 - Feijenoord becomes part of city. 1870 - Municipal waterworks established. 1872 - Nieuwe Waterweg constructed. 1873 - Netherlands-America Steamship Company in business. 1874 Katendrecht village becomes part of city. Oldenzeel art gallery in business. Fountain installed at Nieuwe Markt. Maritime Museum founded. 1875 Post office built. shipping firm in business. 1876 - Rotterdamsche reinigingsdienst formed. 1877 - Railway Bridge, Rotterdam Zuid railway station, and Rotterdam Beurs railway station open. 1878 - Willemsbrug opens. 1879 Horsecar trams begin operating. Passage (arcade) built. 1882 - Fish Market built. 1885 - Museum for Geography and Ethnology opens. 1886 - Delfshaven becomes part of city. 1891 - Population: 203,500. 1894 - Municipal gas and electricity established. 1895 - Charlois and Kralingen become part of city. 1898 - Witte Huis built. 1900 - "Record office" established.

20th century 1904 Museum van Oudheden (city history museum) in operation in the Schielandshuis. Schiecentrale built. 1905 Electric trams begin operating. Population: 379,017. 1908 Rotterdam Hofplein railway station opens. Wilhelmina football club formed. 1913 - Netherlands School of Commerce founded. 1920 - Voorwaarts newspaper begins publication. (timeline) 1925 - Economic Faculty Association established. 1927 - Natural History Museum established. 1930 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra active. Naamlooze Vennootschap Margarine Unie in business. Rotterdams Conservatorium founded. 1931 Rotterdamse Dansschool founded. Van Nelle Factory built. 1934 Hoogvliet and Pernis become part of city. De Doelen (concert hall and convention centre) built. 1937 Stadion Feijenoord and Rotterdam Stadion railway station open. Museum of Taxation founded. 1938 Pieter Oud becomes mayor. Yevhen Konovalets is assassinated in Rotterdam by Pavel Sudoplatov. 1940 May 14: Rotterdam Blitz. Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo) re-opens. 1941 - Hillegersberg, IJsselmonde, Overschie, and Schiebroek become part of city. 1945 - Pieter Oud becomes mayor again. 1946 adopted. Algemeen Dagblad begins publication. 1953 Rotterdam Blaak railway station and Rotterdam Noord railway station open. Groothandelsgebouw built. 1956 - Airport opens. 1957 - Rotterdam Centraal railway station opens. 1958 - Arboretum Trompenburg opens. 1960 Euromast tower built. City hosts Floriade horticulture exhibition. 1962 - Port of Rotterdam ranked world's busiest port by cargo tonnage. 1964 Rotterdam Lombardijen railway station opens. Hilton Hotel built. 1965 - Regional Rinjmond Public Authority created. 1966 - De Doelen (concert hall and convention centre) rebuilt. 1968 - Rotterdam Metro begins operating. 1969 - Rotterdam Alexander railway station opens. 1970 Poetry International first performance. NRC Handelsblad begins publication, after the merger between Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad Nedlloyd shipping firm in business. Kralingen Music Festival held. 1972 International Film Festival Rotterdam first started. 1973 Charlois, Hoogvliet, and Hoek van Holland sub-municipalities created. Maasvlakte in operation. 1974 - André van der Louw becomes mayor. 1975 Prins Alexander sub-municipality created. Werkcentrum Dans founded. 1976 IJsselmonde and Centrum Noord sub-municipalities created. Stoom Stichting Nederland railway museum founded. 1977 - Sviib (student association) organized. 1979 - HNLMS Buffel museum ship opens. 1981 Rotterdam Marathon begins. Baroeg (music venue) in business. 1982 - Bram Peper becomes mayor. 1984 Zomercarnaval begins. Cube houses built near Oude Haven. 1986 - Port of Rotterdam ranked world's busiest container port. 1988 - Hogeschool Rotterdam established. 1990 - Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art and Shipping and Transport College established. 1991 - Gebouw Delftse Poort built. 1992 - Kunsthal art museum opens. 1993 Netherlands Architecture Institute relocates to Rotterdam. Chabot Museum opens. 1994 - V2 Institute for the Unstable Media active. 1996 Erasmus Bridge opens. Schouwburgplein (square) redesigned. 1997 - MAMA project established by Public Art Squad Foundation. 1999 Ivo Opstelten becomes mayor. WORM (Rotterdam) active. 2000 Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam begins. Codarts University for the Arts opens. KPN Tower built.

21st century

2001 World Port Center built. Oceanium (aquarium) opens. City designated a European Capital of Culture. 2002 - Regio Randstad regional governance group formed. 2003 - Netherlands Photo Museum opens. 2005 - Montevideo (residential skyscraper) built. 2006 North Sea Jazz Festival begins in Rotterdam. Rotterdam Circus Arts founded. 2007 RandstadRail and Betuweroute in operation. Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 held. 2009 Ahmed Aboutaleb becomes first Muslim mayor of a major European city. Maastoren skyscraper built. 2010 Rozenburg becomes part of city. Pernis sub-municipality created. New Orleans (residential skyscraper) built. 2010 Tour de France cycling race starts from Rotterdam. 2012 - Population: 616,250. 2013 Maasvlakte 2 in operation. 2014 Market Hall built. Rotterdam Centraal station in operation. 2020 - Population: 651,376 2021 Depot Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/10/depot-boijmans-van-beuningen Depot Museum Boymans Van Beuningen De Zalmhaven built. Floating Office Rotterdam (FOR)https://www.powerhouse-company.com/for-office Floating Office Rotterdam built, accommodating the Global Center on Adaptation. Eurovision Song Contest 2021 held.

Timeline of Rotterdam

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