Timeline of Reims

Prior to the 20th century

• 3rd century CE
• * Roman Catholic diocese of Reims established.
• * Porte de Mars built.
• 356 – Battle of Durocortorum.
• 496 – Clovis I baptized in Reims.
• 1139 – "Communal charter" granted by Louis VII of France.
• 1179 – Coronation of Philip II of France.
• 1380 – Public clock installed.
• 1429 – Coronation of Charles VII of France.
• 1461 - A revolt caused by the salt tax.
• 1481 - Fire destroyed the roof and the spires of Reims Cathedral.
• 1509 – Palace of Tau rebuilt.
• 1547 – Reims University founded.
• 1582 – New Testament of the Douay–Rheims Bible printed in Reims.
• 1628 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
• 1729 – Ruinart champagne house in business.
• 1733 – laid out.
• 1770 – erected.
• 1787 – Northern Cemetery established.
• 1792 – September massacres.
• 1793 – Population: 32,334.
• 1809 – Bibliothèque de la ville founded.
• 1814 – Battle of Reims .
• 1817 – Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1833 – Roederer champagne house in business.
• 1843 – Southern Cemetery established.
• 1853 – Courrier de la Champagne newspaper begins publication.
• 1867 – Reims Circus built.
• 1868 – Indépendant Rémois newspaper begins publication.
• 1873 – Reims Opera House opens on.
• 1876 – Population: 81,328.
• 1884 – Société de géographie de Reims established.
• 1886 – Population: 97,903.
• 1887 – Avenir de Reims newspaper begins publication.
• 1891 – Eastern Cemetery established on.
• 1893 – Western Cemetery established.
• 1896 – Joan of Arc statue erected in.
• 1897 – built on.
• 1899 – automotive company in business.
• 1900 – automotive company in business.

  20th century

• 1901 – Emperor Nicholas II of Russia attends in Reims the military review ending the French maneuvers of 1901 upon French president Émile Loubet's invitation
• 1906 - Population: 102,800.
• 1908 – Henri Farman makes the first cross-country flight from Châlons to Reims.
• 1909 – August: Week of Aviation held near Reims.
• 1911 – Population: 115,178.
• 1913 – Museum of Fine Arts opens.
• 1914 – World War I begins.
• 1918 – July: Reims besieged by German forces.
• 1922 – built.
• 1923 – Protestant Church of Reims rebuilt.
• 1926 – Annual Grand Prix de la Marne motor race begins on the Reims-Gueux circuit.
• 1928
• * Reims – Champagne Air Base begins operating.
• * Carnegie Library of Reims opens.
• 1929 – built.
• 1930 – erected in.
• 1931 – Stade de Reims football club formed.
• 1935 – City Stadium opens.
• 1937 – Gare de Reims built.
• 1940 – Battle of France; Germans in power.
• 1946 – Reims Aviation in business.
• 1953 – 12 Hours of Reims motor race begins.
• 1968 – Population: 152,967.
• 1971 – University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne established.
• 1977 – district established.
• 1979 – national drama centre active.
• 1992 – ESAD de Reims active.

  21st century

• 2005 – established.
• 2008 – November: French Socialist Party congress held in Reims.
• 2009 – begins.
• 2011 – Reims tramway begins operating.
• 2012 – Population: 181,893.
• 2014
• * March: held.
• * Arnaud Robinet becomes mayor.
• 2016 – Reims becomes part of the Grand Est region.

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• 4 vols. Written in 17th c.
• circa 1904