Timeline of Nice
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France.
Prior to 19th century
- 262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces.
- 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens.
- 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again.
- 1388 - effected.
- 1538 - signed in Nice.
- 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces.
- 1545 - rebuilt.
- 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice.
- 1564 - Major earthquake.
- 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed.
- 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV.
- 1720
- * Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- * Medical school established.
- 1722 - Hôtel de Ville built.
- 1724 - church built.
- 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built.
- 1772 - newspaper begins publication.
- 1780 - paved.
- 1783 - Cimetière du Château established.
- 1784 - built.
- 1790 - Public library founded.
- 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November.
- 1793
- * Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France.
- * Population: 24,117.
- 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.
19th century
- 1812 - opens.
- 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna.
- 1822 - Promenade des Anglais construction begins.
- 1832 - 25 April: Religious taken in response to cholera epidemic.
- 1846 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice founded.
- 1852
- * built.
- * English circulating library active.
- 1854 - opens.
- 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes.
- 1856 - Population: 44,091.
- 1860 -.
- 1861 - Francization begins.
- 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication.
- 1864
- * Avenue Jean Médecin laid out.
- * Nice-Ville station opened.
- 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, established.
- 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication.
- 1871 - Niçard Vespers, three days of popular uprising in support of the union of the County of Nice with the Kingdom of Italy.
- 1879
- * Horsecar tramway begins operating.
- * newspaper begins publication.
- 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down.
- 1882
- * built.
- * demolished.
- 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication.
- 1884 - built.
- 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt.
- 1886 - built.
- 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated.
- 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established.
- 1891
- * 4 October: unveiled in.
- * Population: 88,273.
- 1892
- * Gare du Sud built.
- * Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence begins operating.
- 1896 - erected in the Jardin Albert 1er.
- 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.
20th century
1901-1944
- 1901 - Population: 105,109.
- 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written.
- 1904
- * Gymnaste Club de Nice formed.
- * Promenade des Anglais extended to the river Var.
- 1911 - Population: 142,940.
- 1912 - Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens, funded by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
- 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business.
- 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded.
- 1919
- * Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created.
- * Victorine Studios of film established.
- 1927 - Stade du Ray opens.
- 1928 - Palais des Arts opens.
- 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens.
- 1931 - Population: 219,549.
- 1933 - built.
- 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins.
- 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends.
- 1944
- * 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.
- * 28 August:.
1945-1990s
- 1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication.
- 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins.
- 1954
- * Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice.
- * Population: 244,360.
- 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created.
- 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna.
- 1963 - Musée Matisse opens.
- 1968 - Population: 322,442.
- 1970 - Palais Lascaris opened.
- 1973
- * established.
- * Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9,, and created.
- 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur.
- 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.
- 1982
- *,, and created.
- * Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
- 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built.
- 1988 - newspaper begins publication.
- 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens.
- 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor.
- 1999
- * established.
- * Population: 342,738.
21st century .
2000s
- 2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city.
- 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created.
- 2003 - Bombing.
- 2007 - Nice tramway opens.
- 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.
2010s
- 2011
- * Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created.
- * Population: 344,064.
- 2013
- * Allianz Riviera stadium opens.
- * 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice.
- 2014 - March: held.
- 2015
- * February: Stabbing.
- * October: occurs.
- * December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.
- 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.
2020s
- 2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.
- 2024 - July: Arson attack kills 7 and injures 33
in English
- circa 1907