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Prior to 19th century

* 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up. * 4th century CE – Catholic
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
established. * 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians. * 534 –
Franks The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools, ...
in power. * 563 –
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on Lake Geneva. * 773 -
Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...
(Charles the Great) holds a council of war. * 800 – Geneva becomes part of the
Carolingian Empire The Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lom ...
(approximate date). * 1032 - Geneva reverts to
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II ( – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms ...
* 1321 – Fire. * 1333 – Fire. * 1387 – Town charter granted. *1400 – Sources indicate circa. 13 Jewish families living in Geneva. *1420 – The Jews of Geneva are confined to a ghetto (the only one in today's Switzerland). * 1430 – Fire. * 1478 –
Printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...
in operation. *1490 – The city council orders the expulsion of the Jews. * 1519 – Geneva allies with Freibourg. * 1524 – "The Genevese shake off the yoke of
Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...
." * 1526 – Geneva allies with Bern. * 1530 - Geneva became its own mistress within, while allied externally with the Swiss confederation. * 1535 – Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by
Calvinists Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
. * 1536 ** 21 May:
Grand Council of Geneva The Grand Council of Geneva (french: Grand Conseil de Genève) is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council was established in its prese ...
adopts
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religion. **
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leader
John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...
active in Geneva. ** Area of city expanded. * 1541 - The
Republic of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva (french: link=no, République et canton de Genève; frp, Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; german: Republik und Kanton Genf; it, Repubblica e Cantone di Ginevra; rm, Republica e ...
and Genevan Consistory established. * 1545 – 2 June:
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granted. * 1553 – 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy. * 1559 –
Collège de Genève In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
founded. * 1560 – English-language
Geneva Bible The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespear ...
published. * 1580 – Population: 17,330. * 1584 – "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons." * 1587 – Watchmaker active. * 1602 – 12 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the ' Escalade'." * 1679 – French embassy established. * 1690 – Population: 16,220. * 1712 – 28 June:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolu ...
born. * 1738 – "The republic adopts a regular constitution." * 1763 – Geneva is "made independent." * 1766 – Théâtre de Rosimond built. * 1770 – "Insurrection suppressed." * 1781 – February:
Geneva Revolution of 1782 The Geneva Revolution of 1782 (french: La révolution genevoise de 1782) was a short-lived attempt to broaden the franchise and include men of modest means in the republican government of the oligarchic Genevan city-state. Background In 1782 the c ...
. * 1783 – Théâtre de Neuve built. * 1789 – Trade show held. * 1794 – July: "Government overthrown;" "executions, etc." * 1798 ** April: Geneva becomes capital of the Léman (department) of the
First French Republic In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...
(later the
First French Empire The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...
). ** Population: 24,331.


19th century

* 1813 – 31 December: Restoration of the Republic. * 1815 **
Canton of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva (french: link=no, République et canton de Genève; frp, Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; german: Republik und Kanton Genf; it, Repubblica e Cantone di Ginevra; rm, Republica e ...
created. **
Canton of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva (french: link=no, République et canton de Genève; frp, Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; german: Republik und Kanton Genf; it, Repubblica e Cantone di Ginevra; rm, Republica e ...
becomes part of the Swiss Confederation. * 1816 – Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva. * 1817 –
Botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
created in the . * 1821 – Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established. * 1825 – Prison begins operating. * 1826 –
Musée Rath The Musée Rath is an art museum in Geneva, used exclusively for temporary exhibitions. Its building is the oldest purpose-built art museum in Switzerland, and the original home of Geneva's Musée d'Art et d'Histoire. It is located on Place Neu ...
built. * 1828 – (public welfare society) founded. * 1829 – Töpffer's ''Adventures of Dr. Festus'' comic book created. * 1834 ** 5 February: Polish-Sardinian unrest. ** Population: 27,177. * 1835 – Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded. * 1837 – Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded. *1841 – Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton of Geneva. * 1842 ** Political unrest. ** Geneva
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created. * 1845 – Gas lighting installed. * 1846 – Political unrest; "constitution made more democratic." * 1847 – "Radical party" in power. * 1848 – Banque de Geneve founded. * 1849 – Fortifications begin to be demolished. * 1850 – Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton. * 1851 – Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business. * 1852 ** Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established. **Communauté Israélite de Genève founded. * 1854 –
Jardin Anglais The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...
(park) laid out. * 1856 –
Quai Gustave-Ador To extend the south-side promenade of the Lake of Geneva from the Jardin Anglais, the Quai Gustave-Ador was constructed in 1856 with a length of around 1,800 m. In 1936–37 the first rosebushes were planted and since then there are more tha ...
built. * 1858 ** Genève-Cornavin railway station opens. ** Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built. * 1860 – Population: 82,876 in canton. * 1863 –
International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1864 ** August: International " Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva, i.e. "the fundamental rules of war." ** 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;" city occupied by federal forces. ** Monument erected in Port-Noir. * 1867 ** September: International " Congress of Peace" held in Geneva. ** Salle de la Réformation inaugurated. * 1873 **
University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centu ...
active. ** Christian Catholic Church is formally established. * 1879 **
Grand Théâtre de Genève Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland. As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. The venue is a majestic building, towering over Place Neuve, official ...
opens. **
Brunswick Monument The Brunswick Monument is a mausoleum built in 1879 in the Jardin des Alpes in Geneva, Switzerland to commemorate the life of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804–1873). He bequeathed his fortune to the city of Geneva in exchange for a monu ...
erected. * 1880 – Population: 99,712 in canton. * 1881 – Société Genevoise de Photographie founde

* 1883 – 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva. * 1886 **
Geneva Seal The Geneva Seal (English), Poinçon de Genève (French), or Genfer Siegel (German) is the official seal of the City and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. When a variation of the official seal is applied to wristwatch movements, the Geneva Seal is the ...
adopted. **
Jet d'Eau The Jet d'Eau (, ''Water-Jet'') is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches ...
(fountain) installed. * 1891 – International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva. * 1892 – 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva. * 1893 – Piolet Club (hiking group) formed. * 1894 – Victoria Hall (concert hall) built. * 1896 – 1 May: opens in Geneva. * 1900 – Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.


20th century


1900s–1940s

* 1902 – 24 December: Cathedral bombing. * 1905 –
Geneva Motor Show The Geneva International Motor Show is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon is organised by th ...
begins. * 1907 - The Genevese voted to separate Church and State. * 1910 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built. * 1917 – Monument to the Reformation built. * 1919 –
International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1920 **
League of Nations The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ...
headquartered in city. ** Alhambra cinema active. * 1921 –
Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1924 – International School of Geneva established. * 1926 ** 26 September: International " Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva. ** Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed. * 1929 – 27 July: International " Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed. * 1930 ** Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton. ** , and Plainpalais become part of city. * 1932 ** November: 1932 Geneva unrest ** International disarmament conference held in city. *1936 - 
World Jewish Congress The World Jewish Congress (WJC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. According to its mission statement, the World Jewish Congress' main purpose is to act as ...
is founded as political platform of solidarity for persecuted Jews and to combat anti-Semitism. * 1938 –
Palace of Nations The Palace of Nations (french: Palais des Nations, ) is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. It has served ...
built. * 1939 **
Geneva International Music Competition The Geneva International Music Competition () is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the World Federation of International Music Competition (WFIMC), whose he ...
begins. **Geneva hosts the World Zionist Congress. * 1942 - Start of
Trolleybuses in Geneva The Geneva trolleybus system (french: Réseau trolleybus de Genève) forms part of the public transport network in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the second largest trolleybus system in Switzerland, after the Lausanne system. Opened in 1942, th ...
. * 1947 –
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and i ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1948 –
World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...
and
World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most juri ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1949 – 12 August: International " Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.


1950s–1990s

* 1950 **
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...
headquartered in Geneva. ** Population: 202,918 in canton. * 1954 ** International
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related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva. ** European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby
Meyrin Meyrin () is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The main site of CERN, the European particle physics research organisation, is in Meyrin. Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CE ...
. * 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais. * 1957 –
Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush is a toothbrush that makes rapid automatic bristle motions, either back-and-forth oscillation or rotation-oscillation (where the brush head alternates clockwise and counterclockwise rotation), in order to clean teeth. Motio ...
invented. * 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton. * 1961 - founded. * 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva. * 1964 -
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...
headquartered in Geneva. * 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton. * 1972 -
Tour du Lac The Tour du Lac regatta (also known as the Tour du Léman or the Tour du Lac Léman à l’Aviron) is a rowing regatta on lake Geneva in Switzerland. Since 1972 the regatta has been organized at the end of September every year by the yacht club ...
rowing contest begins. * 1977 – established. * 1978 -
Geneva Mosque The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque (french: Mosquée de Genève, Mosquée de Petit-Sacconex) is the largest mosque in Geneva, Switzerland. It was financed by the Saudi-based Muslim World League and constructed in 1978 in ...
built. * 1980 – established. * 1986 – established. * 1987 –
Geneva Airport railway station Geneva Airport railway station (french: Gare de Genève-Aéroport) is a train station located underground next to the terminal building of Geneva International Airport (french: Aéroport international de Genève) (IATA code: GVA), in Grand-Sacon ...
opens. * 1988 –
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland. Background The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum asks a central question: how does humanitarian action affect us all, here and now? In ...
opens. * 1989 – March:
World Wide Web The World Wide Web (WWW), commonly known as the Web, is an information system enabling documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet. Documents and downloadable media are made available to the network through web se ...
concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN. * 1997 – Sculpture "
Broken Chair ''Broken Chair'' is a monumental sculpture in wood designed by Swiss artist Daniel Berset, and constructed by carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres (39 feet) high. It depicts a giant chair with a broke ...
" installed in the Place des Nations. * 2000 – Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.


21st century

* 2002 – City website online (approximate date). * 2004 – Genève-Sécheron railway station opens. * 2005 –
Geneva Citizens' Movement The Geneva Citizens' Movement (french: Mouvement Citoyens Genevois), abbreviated to MCG, is a populist political party in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. On its own initiative, it started, and is a part of, the wider Romandy Citizens' Movement ...
established. * 2007 – RHINO (squat) evicted. * 2009 ** November: Anti-WTO protest. ** November–December:
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held in Geneva. ** Calvin Jubilee held. * 2013 ** Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the . ** Population: 469,433 in canton. * 2014 – Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters. * 2015 ** August:
Intern An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...
-in-tent reported. **
Esther Alder Esther Alder (born 1958 in Solothurn) is a Swiss politician. She has served on the City Council of Geneva since 2011. As of 2015, she was the mayor of Geneva. She is a member of the Green Party. Biography Having moved to Geneva at nine years old ...
becomes mayor. * 2019 - Opening of the
CEVA rail CEVA (Cornavin‒Eaux-Vives‒Annemasse) is an orbital rail line designed to connect the main railway station of Geneva, Switzerland ( Gare de Cornavin) on the north of Lake Geneva with the Gare d'Annemasse in Annemasse, France, to the south of L ...
line to Annemasse in France, operated by the Léman Express train service.


See also

* History of Geneva * List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Geneva *
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Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...


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