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.Moroni, Andrea, and Massimiliano Stucchi. "Materials for the investigation of the 1564, Maritime Alps earthquake." (1989). online 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.(fr)

19th century 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.Colonel Sykes, "Statistics of Nice Maritime." Journal of the Statistical Society of London 18.1 (1855): 34-73. online 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.Vespri Nizzardi, di Giuseppe Andre' 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.(fr) 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.(fr) 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.

21st century .

2000s 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city. 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created. 2003 - Bombing. 2007 - Nice tramway opens. 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.

2010s 2011 Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created. Population: 344,064. 2013 Allianz Riviera stadium opens. 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice. 2014 - March: held. 2015 February: Stabbing. October: occurs. December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held. 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.

2020s 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded. 2023 - November: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held. 2024 - July: Arson attack kills 7 and injures 33

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