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Timeline of Le Havre

May 02, 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Le Havre, France.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century edit

20th century edit

  • 1904 – Havre-Eclair newspaper begins publication.[2]
  • 1905 – Le Havre sports [fr] football club formed.
  • 1906 - Population: 129,403.[1]
  • 1911 – Population: 136,159.[14]
  • 1913 – Société linnéenne de la Seine-Maritime founded.[12]
  • 1919 – The village of Graville-Sainte-Honnorine is annexed by Le Havre.
  • 1928 – Havre escalator [fr] begins operating.
  • 1932 – Gare du Havre rebuilt.[15]
  • 1940 – May: Bombing of city by Allied forces begins (→Bombing of France during World War II).
  • 1944 – September: greatest destruction of the city centre and the port during bombings of the British Royal Air Force, more than 5,000 dead (Operation Astonia).
  • 1945 – Rebuilding begins ("75% of Le Havre was leveled in Second World War").[16](fr)
  • 1958 – Le Havre City Hall rebuilt.
  • 1961 – Museum of modern art opens.[9]
  • 1968 – Le Havre presse [fr] newspaper in publication.
  • 1971 – André Duroméa [fr] becomes mayor.
  • 1974 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre established.[17]
  • 1975 – Population: 217,882.[6]
  • 1984 – Le Havre twinned with Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[18]
  • 1985 – Le Havre twinned with Dalian, China.[18]
  • 1990 – Population: 195,854.[15]
  • 1995 – Antoine Rufenacht becomes mayor.

21st century edit

Images edit

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    Railway station, built 1882
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    Place Gambetta, circa 1910
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    Entrance to escalator, installed in 1928

See also edit

other cities in the Normandy region

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ a b c d A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  3. ^ Lechevalier 1901.
  4. ^ a b "Culture, sciences, loisirs, célébrations". Chronologies thématiques (in French). Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ A. V. Williams (1913). Development and Growth of City Directories. Cincinnati, USA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Havre, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ "Histoire de la bibliothèque". Bibliothèques municipales du Havre (in French). Ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ Frère 1860, p. 120.
  9. ^ a b Anton 2013.
  10. ^ a b "France". International Banking Directory. New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922. hdl:2027/hvd.hb1sji.
  11. ^ "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1882. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590428.
  12. ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Le Havre)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  13. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  14. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  15. ^ a b "Chronologie par périodes historiques" (in French). Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  16. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 767, OL 6112221M
  17. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  18. ^ a b c "Jumelage et coopération". LeHavre.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Garden Search: France". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Résultats élections: Le Havre", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography edit

in English edit

  • Abraham Rees (1819), "Le Havre", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015057241179
  • "Havre", Handbook for Travellers in France (8th ed.), London: John Murray, 1861
  • Frederick Martin (1867), "Havre", Commercial Handbook of France, London: Longmans, Green, OCLC 4471325
  • John Ramsay McCulloch (1880), "Havre", in Hugh G. Reid (ed.), Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
  • "Le Havre" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). 1880. pp. 527–528.
  • "Le Havre", Northern France (3rd ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
  • "Le Havre". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52kf.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "Havre, Le" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 82–83.
  • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Havre-de-Grace", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776

in French edit

  • Édouard Frère (1860). "Journaux: Seine-Inf.: Havre". Manuel du bibliographie normand (in French). Vol. 2. Rouen. p. 120. hdl:2027/hvd.32044093616647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Almanach du commerce du Havre (in French). 1878.
  • A.E. Borély. Histoire de la ville du Havre (in French). Lepelletier. 1880–1885
  • Auguste Lechevalier (1901). Bibliographie méthodique de l'arrondissement du Havre (in French). H. Micaux and Société havraise d'études diverses.
  • Le Havre. Guides Joanne (in French). 1914. hdl:2027/uc1.31158008894346.
  • Sonia Anton, ed. (2013). Le Territoire littéraire du Havre dans la première moitié du XXe siècle (in French). Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre [fr]. ISBN 979-10-240-0036-7.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Havre.
  • Items related to Le Havre, various dates (via Europeana).
  • Items related to Le Havre, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
  • Le Havre de Grace on the 1750 Cassini Map
  • 1900 Summer Olympics official report (in French)
  • 1924 Summer Olympics official report (in French)
  • A photographic record of the storm of iron & fire; Le Havre 1944

May 02, 2024
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Le Havre France This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 Prior to 20th century 2 20th century 3 21st century 4 Images 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 7 1 in English 7 2 in French 8 External linksPrior to 20th century edit1516 Harbour construction begins 1 1520 Belltower of Le Havre Cathedral 1524 Port of Le Havre opened 1 1562 Town delivered over to the keeping of Queen Elizabeth I by Louis Prince of Conde 1 1563 English under Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl of Warwick expelled 1 1572 Despatched vessels for whale and cod fishing at Spitsbergen and Newfoundland 1 1669 The oldest of the nine harbour basins dates from here 1 1672 Le Havre becomes the entrepot of the French East India Company 1 1694 Le Havre besieged by Anglo Dutch forces during the Nine Years War 1 1750 Journal du Havre newspaper begins publication 2 3 1752 Almanach de la Marine au Havre published 4 1772 City directory published 5 1790 Le Havre becomes part of the Seine Inferieure souverainete 6 1800 Bibliotheque municipale du Havre fr library opens 7 1806 Population 19 482 6 1833 Societe havraise d etudes diverses fr founded 1839 Courrier du Havre newspaper begins publication 4 8 1845 Musee des Beaux Arts opens 9 1847 Le Havre station opened Paris Le Havre railway begins operating 1848 Banque Chalot fr founded 10 1851 Population 56 964 6 1857 Le Havre City Hall built 1864 Credit havrais fr bank established 10 1868 Le Havre newspaper begins publication 2 1874 Tram fr begins operating 1876 Population 92 068 11 1881 Petit Havre newspaper begins publication 2 Museum d histoire naturelle du Havre fr opens 1884 Societe de geographie du Havre founded 12 1886 Population 112 074 13 1887 Canal de Tancarville completed 1 1888 Cantons 1 fr 2 fr 3 fr 4 fr 5 fr and 6 fr created 6 20th century edit1904 Havre Eclair newspaper begins publication 2 1905 Le Havre sports fr football club formed 1906 Population 129 403 1 1911 Population 136 159 14 1913 Societe linneenne de la Seine Maritime founded 12 1919 The village of Graville Sainte Honnorine is annexed by Le Havre 1928 Havre escalator fr begins operating 1932 Gare du Havre rebuilt 15 1940 May Bombing of city by Allied forces begins Bombing of France during World War II 1944 September greatest destruction of the city centre and the port during bombings of the British Royal Air Force more than 5 000 dead Operation Astonia 1945 Rebuilding begins 75 of Le Havre was leveled in Second World War 16 fr 1958 Le Havre City Hall rebuilt 1961 Museum of modern art opens 9 1968 Le Havre presse fr newspaper in publication 1971 Andre Duromea fr becomes mayor 1974 Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre established 17 1975 Population 217 882 6 1984 Le Havre twinned with Pointe Noire Republic of the Congo 18 1985 Le Havre twinned with Dalian China 18 1990 Population 195 854 15 1995 Antoine Rufenacht becomes mayor 21st century edit2008 Hanging Gardens Le Havre fr established 19 2010 Edouard Philippe becomes mayor Population 177 259 2011 Le Havre twinned with Magdeburg Germany 18 Population 174 156 2012 Le Havre tramway begins operating 2014 March Havre municipal election 2014 fr held 2015 Le Havre Normandy University opened December Normandy regional election 2015 fr held 20 2016 Le Havre becomes part of Normandy administrative region Images edit nbsp Railway station built 1882 nbsp Place Gambetta circa 1910 nbsp Entrance to escalator installed in 1928See also editHistory of Le Havre List of mayors of Le Havre fr History of Normandy region other cities in the Normandy region Timeline of Caen Timeline of RouenReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j Britannica 1910 a b c d A de Chambure 1914 A travers la presse in French Paris Fert Albouy amp cie Lechevalier 1901 a b Culture sciences loisirs celebrations Chronologies thematiques in French Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre Retrieved 30 December 2015 A V Williams 1913 Development and Growth of City Directories Cincinnati USA a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c d e Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Le Havre EHESS in French Histoire de la bibliotheque Bibliotheques municipales du Havre in French Ville du Havre Retrieved 30 December 2015 Frere 1860 p 120 a b Anton 2013 a b France International Banking Directory New York Bankers Publishing Company 1922 hdl 2027 hvd hb1sji France Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1882 hdl 2027 nyp 33433081590428 a b Societes savantes de France Le Havre in French Paris Comite des travaux historiques et scientifiques Retrieved 30 November 2015 France Area and Population Principal Towns Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1890 hdl 2027 nyp 33433081590527 France Area and Population Principal Towns Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1921 hdl 2027 njp 32101072368440 a b Chronologie par periodes historiques in French Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre Retrieved 30 November 2015 Leon E Seltzer ed 1952 Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World New York Columbia University Press p 767 OL 6112221M Chronology of Catholic Dioceses France Norway Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo Retrieved 30 November 2015 a b c Jumelage et cooperation LeHavre fr in French Retrieved 30 December 2015 Garden Search France London Botanic Gardens Conservation International Retrieved 30 November 2015 Resultats elections Le Havre Le Monde in French retrieved 11 April 2022 This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia Bibliography editin English edit Abraham Rees 1819 Le Havre The Cyclopaedia London Longman Hurst Rees Orme amp Brown hdl 2027 mdp 39015057241179 Havre Handbook for Travellers in France 8th ed London John Murray 1861 Frederick Martin 1867 Havre Commercial Handbook of France London Longmans Green OCLC 4471325 John Ramsay McCulloch 1880 Havre in Hugh G Reid ed Dictionary Practical Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation London Longmans Green and Co Le Havre Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 11 9th ed 1880 pp 527 528 Le Havre Northern France 3rd ed Leipsic Karl Baedeker 1899 OCLC 2229516 Le Havre Chambers s Encyclopaedia London 1901 hdl 2027 hvd hn52kf a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Havre Le Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed 1910 pp 82 83 Benjamin Vincent 1910 Havre de Grace Haydn s Dictionary of Dates 25th ed London Ward Lock amp Co hdl 2027 loc ark 13960 t89g6g776 in French edit Edouard Frere 1860 Journaux Seine Inf Havre Manuel du bibliographie normand in French Vol 2 Rouen p 120 hdl 2027 hvd 32044093616647 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Almanach du commerce du Havre in French 1878 A E Borely Histoire de la ville du Havre in French Lepelletier 1880 1885 Auguste Lechevalier 1901 Bibliographie methodique de l arrondissement du Havre in French H Micaux and Societe havraise d etudes diverses Le Havre Guides Joanne in French 1914 hdl 2027 uc1 31158008894346 Sonia Anton ed 2013 Le Territoire litteraire du Havre dans la premiere moitie du XXe siecle in French Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre fr ISBN 979 10 240 0036 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Havre Items related to Le Havre various dates via Europeana Items related to Le Havre various dates via Digital Public Library of America Le Havre de Grace on the 1750 Cassini Map 1900 Summer Olympics official report in French 1924 Summer Olympics official report in French A photographic record of the storm of iron amp fire Le Havre 1944 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timeline of Le Havre amp oldid 1168530152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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