The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium.

Prior to 19th century

* 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. * 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. * 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established. * 1380 ** Belfry of Ghent built. ** Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints

altarpiece An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting o ...

for St. John's Church. * 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted. * 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built. * 1483 - Printing press in operation. * 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built. * 1559 -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent The Diocese of Ghent (Latin: ''Dioecesis Gandavensis'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels ...

established. * 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. * 1584 - Spaniards in power. * 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the ''Gazet van Gent'' was founded. * 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands. * 1771 -

Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent ( nl, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Gent, KASK) is an art school that is one of the oldest art schools in Belgium. It is now part of the Hogeschool Gent. History The Academy was founded in 174 ...

active. * 1794 - Became the capital of the French department of the Scheldt.

19th century

* 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed between the US and the UK. * 1817 - Ghent University established by William I of the Netherlands. * 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built. * 1833 - founded. * 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded. * 1841 - Bank of Flanders established. * 1845 - Population: 105,711. * 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens. * 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in . * 1866/1867 - A serious outbreak of cholera. * 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating. * 1875 - opens. * 1879 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1880 ** (cooperative) founded. ** Population: 131,431. * 1881 - Bank of Ghent established. * 1883 -

Royal Sport Nautique de Gand Royal Sport Nautique de Gand, today named Koninklijke Roeivereniging Sport Gent (or KRSG), is a rowing club from Ghent, Belgium established in 1883 as the fourth Ghent-based club. International successes Rita Defauw has three silver (1986, 1987 ...

rowing club formed. * 1891 - '' Het Volk'' newspaper begins publication. * 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor. * 1897 -

Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta The International regatta KRC Ghent is an international rowing regatta held by Royal Club Nautique de Gand (KRCG) in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the oldest and largest rowing regattas held in Belgium and has been held since 1897. History Origin ...

begins. * 1900 **

Ghent system The Ghent system is the name given to an arrangement in some countries whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade unions rather than a government agency. The system is named after the ci ...

of unemployment benefits introduced. **

K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

football club formed.

20th century

* 1902 - established. * 1904 ** Electric tram begins operating. ** Population: 162,482. * 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema open. * 1913 -

Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) The 1913 International Exposition ( nl, Wereldtentoonstelling van 1913 Gent; french: Exposition universelle et internationale de 1913 Gand) was a World's Fair held in Ghent from 26 April to 3 November. History A number of buildings were complete ...

held in city. * 1914 - Vooruit built. * 1919 - Population: 165,655. * 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built. * 1930 - Population: 170,358. * 1942 -

Ghent University Library Ghent University Library ( nl, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent) is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the university community of students and scholarly researchers. History After Ghent University was founded in 1817, books confiscated ...

Book Tower The Book Tower is a , 38-story skyscraper located at 1265 Washington Boulevard in Downtown Detroit, Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Washington Boulevard Historic District. Construction began on the Italian Renaissance-style building in 19 ...

built. * 1947 - becomes mayor. * 1959 -

Ghent University Hospital Ghent University Hospital ( nl, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent; UZ Gent) is one of the largest hospitals in Belgium. It is closely linked to Ghent University, the university's rector also being the hospital's president. Both the university and the ho ...

opens. * 1965 - Section of

Mendonk Mendonk is a village in the Belgian Province of East Flanders, a part of the urban area of the province's capital city Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region o ...

becomes part of Ghent. * 1970 ** Studio Skoop (cinema) opens. ** Population: 148,860. * 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built. * 1975 - opens. * 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent. * 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city. * 1980 ** founded. ** Population: 241,695. * 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built. * 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built. * 1995 -

Hogeschool Gent University College Ghent ( nl, Hogeschool Gent), commonly known as HoGent, is the largest university college in Flanders, with three faculties, one School of Arts and over 17,000 students as of 2022.

(college) established.

21st century

* 2006 - begins. * 2007 -

Daniël Termont Daniël Termont (born 19 May 1953) is a Belgium, Belgian politician, member of the Socialistische Partij Anders, Socialist Party and former mayor of Ghent, Belgium. He was the son of shopkeepers who lived in Mariakerke (East Flanders), Mariakerk ...

becomes mayor. * 2010 -

Ghent City Museum The Ghent City Museum (in Dutch "Stadsmuseum Gent", "STAM" in short) is a museum in the Belgian city of Ghent. The museum exposes the city history and opened its doors on 9 October 2010. With respect to the collection that is shown, the history of ...

opens. * 2012 - hi-rise built. * 2013 ** Ghelamco Arena opens. ** Population: 248,242. * 2014 - built. * 2020 -

Ghent University Museum Ghent University Museum or Gents Universitair Museum (established 2020) is a science museum in Ghent, Belgium, affiliated to Ghent University. It subsumes several of the university's heritage collections, including that of the Museum of the History ...

opens.

References

''This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.''

Bibliography

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