Timeline of Bergen

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Prior to 19th century

1070s CE – Bergen founded by Olaf Kyrre (approximate date). 1080 – Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date). 1153 – Bergen Cathedral School founded. 1163 – Coronation of Magnus V of Norway. 1180 – St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date). 1181 occurs. First recorded historical reference to Bergen Cathedral. 1194 – 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway. 1247 – 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway. 1261 11 September: Magnus-Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall. 14 September: Coronation of Magnus VI of Norway. 1280 – Coronation of Eric II of Norway. 1350s – Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen. 1393 – Sacking of Bergen (1393). 1429 – occurs. 1531 – Christ Church, Bergen demolished. 1665 – 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs. 1684 – Birth of Ludvig Holberg, writer and poet. 1702 – Fire. 1721 – Peter Nørvig printer in business. 1769 – Population: 18,827. 1764 – End of membership of the Hanseatic League. 1794 – Foundation of the local branch of the theatrical society Det Dramatiske Selskab. Birgithe Kühle publishes the magazine Provincial-Lecture.

19th century 1800 – The first theater, Komediehuset på Engen, is built. 1807 – Birth of Johan Sebastian Welhaven, "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature". 1825 – Bergen Museum founded. 1837 – becomes mayor. 1838 – founded. 1843 – Birth of Edvard Grieg, future composer and pianist. 1850 – Det norske Theater (Bergen) opens. 1851 – Bergen Steamship Company in business. 1853 – Stølen School established. 1855 Fire. Bergens Privatbank and Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (shipyard) established. 1867 – (prison) built. 1868 Bergens Tidende (newspaper) begins publication. (monument) erected. 1872 – Hanseatic Museum established. 1873 – Causative agent of leprosy, the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen. 1875 – Population: 54,436. 1876 – Bergens Kreditbank established. 1882 (phone company) begins operating. (includes timeline) ("moral protection" group) founded. 1883 – Voss Line railway begins operating. 1887 – West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established. 1890 – Gulating Court of Appeal established. 1894 – Bergen Historical Society founded. 1900 – Population: 72,179.

20th century

1905 – (teaching facility) established. 1909 Den Nationale Scene (theatre) built. (school) founded. 1910 Braille library established. Population: 104,224. 1915 – Bergen Chamber of Commerce founded. 1916 – January: Bergen fire of 1916. 1917 – Grieg statue erected in . 1919 – Protestant Dagen newspaper begins publication. 1920 – Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (utility) established. 1927 – Bergensavisen newspaper in publication. 1929 – built. 1930 – Chr. Michelsen Institute established. 1933 – built. 1935 Fana Gymnas (school) active. Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor. 1936 – Norwegian School of Economics established. 1944 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944. 4 October: near Bergen. Submarine "Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour. 1945 – Nils Handal becomes mayor. 1946 University of Bergen established. (cinema) built. 1949 – established. 1950 – Population: 162,381. 1955 – Medieval Bryggen inscriptions discovered. 1967 – Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA. 1970 29 November: Body of Isdal Woman found. Population: 209,066. 1972 – Arna, Åsane, Fana, and Laksevåg become part of city. 1973 (art school) opens. Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor. 1974 – built. 1975 – Bergen Bank established. 1976 – Muslim Association of Bergen founded. 1979 (city archives) established. Bryggen designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1982 – (radio) begins broadcasting. 1986 3 May: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held. Electronic toll collection introduced. 1992 TV 2 (Norway) begins broadcasting. Islamic Cultural Centre established. 1996 – Bergen National Academy of the Arts established.

21st century

2001 Bergen Kunsthall (art space) active. Population: 232,989. 2002 Hordaland Police District headquartered in Bergen. Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment begins. 2005 14 September: Hatlestad mudslide occurs. Bergen City Museum foundation established. 2006 – 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform. 2009 November: Gingerbread house sacked. slow television programme created. 2010 – Bergen Light Rail begins operating. 2011 – Trude Drevland becomes mayor. 2015 – held.

Timeline of Bergen

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