The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Delft, Netherlands.
Prior to 18th century
edit- 1075 - Town established by Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine.[1] (Godfrey III died in 1069; perhaps it was his son Godfrey the Hunchback)[speculation?]
- 1246 - Delft granted city rights by William II of Holland.[2]
- 1250 - St. Bartholomew's Church construction begins.[3]
- 1383 - Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) (church) construction begins.[3]
- 1389 - Canal to the Meuse river created.[4]
- 1400 - Eastern Gate (Delft) built.[3]
- 1403 - Agathaklooster (convent) established.[5]
- 1470 - Carthusian monastery established.
- 1477 - Printing press in operation; Delft Bible issued.[6][4]
- 1536 - 3 May: Delft fire of 1536.[1]
- 1575 - Museum Het Prinsenhof converted into a residence for the counts of Orange.[1]
- 1583 - Birth of Hugo Grotius, philosopher, political theorist and poet.[1]
- 1584 - William I, Prince of Orange assassinated in Museum Het Prinsenhof.[2][1]
- 1586 - Scientists Simon Stevin and Jan Cornets de Groot conduct a landmark experiment on the effects of gravity from the roof of the Nieuwe Kerk.[7]
- 1611 - Guild of Saint Luke founded (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1618 - City Hall (Delft) rebuilt.[1]
- 1621 - Bank of Delft established.[8]
- 1632 - Future scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and future artist Johannes Vermeer born in Delft.[9]
- 1647 - Production of Delft pottery begins to expand.[9]
- 1652 - Fabritius paints A View of Delft artwork.
- 1653 - Royal Delft porcelain factory begins operating.
- 1654 - 12 October: Delft Explosion.[1]
- 1661 - Vermeer paints View of Delft artwork.
- 1692 - Armamentarium built.[4]
18th-19th centuries
edit- 1721 - Delftsche Courant newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1769 - Stadsleenbank Delft (bank) built (approximate date).[11]
- 1842 - Royal Academy of Delft (engineering school) established.[3]
- 1859 - Delft City Archive active.[12]
- 1862 - Delft Synagogue built in Koornmarkt (Delft).[13]
- 1866 - Population: 21,877.[14]
- 1882 - Maria van Jessekerk (church) built.[3]
- 1884 - Agnetapark workers' housing developed.[4]
- 1886
- Hugo Grotius monument erected in the Markt (Delft).[1]
- Sint-Hippolytuskerk (Delft) (church) built.[1]
- 1895 - Watertower (Delft) built.
- 1900 - Population: 31,582.[1]
20th century
edit- 1905 - Delft Institute of Technology active.
- 1911 - Museum Het Prinsenhof active.[5]
- 1919 - Population: 38,433.[15]
- 1920 - Gerardus van Baren becomes mayor.
- 1921 - Hof van Delft and Vrijenban become part of Delft.[3]
- 1970 - Roadway speed bump installed.[16]
- 1976 - Tanthof development begins.[3]
- 1977 - City Statistisch Jaarboek (yearbook) begins publication.[3]
21st century
edit- 2004 - Bas Verkerk becomes mayor.
- 2007 - DOK Delft (library) built.[citation needed]
- 2015 - Delft railway station rebuilt.
- 2016
- Marja van Bijsterveldt becomes mayor.
- Population: 101,053.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Historie van Delft: Historisch Overzicht (timeline)". Delft.nl (in Dutch). Gemeente Delft. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Delft". Oxford Art Online.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) Retrieved 27 November 2016 - ^ a b "Historie van het gebouw" (in Dutch). Museum Prinsenhof Delft. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Holland: Delft". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450632 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Schilling, Govert (2017-07-31). Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674971660.
- ^ Glyn Davies; Roy Davies (2002). "Comparative Chronology of Money" – via University of Exeter.
- ^ a b "Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Selectie van titels: 1618-1800". Project Databank Digitale Dagbladen (Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers) (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Gemeente: Delft". Rijksmonumentenregister (in Dutch). Amersfoort: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Organisatie" (in Dutch). Archief Delft. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Delft". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
edit- in English
- Thomas Nugent (1749), "Delft", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Delft", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015068387698
- "Delft", Handbook for Travellers on the Continent (8th ed.), London: John Murray, 1851
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Delft, Holland". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
- W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Delft", Harper's Hand-book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "Delft". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52k6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Delft", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 397759 ( 1881 ed.)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 954.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Delft", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
- in Dutch
- D. E. van Bleyswyck. Beschryvinge der stadt Delft (Delft, 1667)
- R. Boitet. Beschryving der stadt Delft (Delft, 1729)
- Henri Zondervan, ed. (1916), "Delft", Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch), vol. 6 (4th ed.), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy „Elsevier“, hdl:2027/mdp.39015068310138
- P. Beydals. Kroniek der stad Delft (The Hague, 1936)
- G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Delft". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. pp. 178–184. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.
- I. V. T. Spaander and R.-A. Leeuw, eds. De Stad Delft: Cultur en maatschappij (Delft, 1979–82) (3 vols.)
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