# Timeline of Dundee history

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The timeline of Dundee history shows the significant events in the history of Dundee, Scotland.

## 1100–1799

* 1190 – Dundee Parish Church established.
* 1200 – William the Lion deeds his younger brother David, Earl of Huntingdon superiority over Dundee and its port.
* 1239 – The High School of Dundee opens.
* 1296 – Dundee Castle surrendered to the English.
* 1297 – William Wallace besieges and captures Dundee Castle.
* 1298 – Alexander Scrymgeour appointed keeper of Dundee Castle by William Wallace.
* 1306 – Dundee Castle retaken by the English.
* 1313 – Dundee Castle destroyed by Robert the Bruce.
* 1385 – John of Gaunt & the English captured and partially destroyed the town.
* 1465 – Birth of Hector Boece a Scottish philosopher and historian.
* 1518 – Birth of James Halyburton the Scottish Reformer and provost of the town for 33 years.
* 1564 – The Howff (a burial ground) established.
* 1580 – Dudhope Castle extended.
* 1645 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 11,200.
* 1651 – Siege of Dundee: George Monck besieges and sacks the town on the orders of Oliver Cromwell.
* 1684 – John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee became constable.
* 1732 – Birth of George Dempster of Dunnichen an advocate, landowner and politician.
* 1759 – Birth of William Playfair, inventor of graphical methods of statistics including the line, area and bar chart.
* 1795 - Birth of William Lyon Mackenzie, a journalist and politician who became the first mayor of Toronto in 1834, playing a key role in its establishment as a city, and later led a failed rebellion in Upper Canada in 1837.
* 1797 – James Keiller & Son, a jam and marmalade factory, is established.
* 1798 – Dundee Infirmary opens in King Street.

## 1800–1899

* 1801 – The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser.
* 1812 – Mary Shelley moves to Dundee from London. Her time in the city influences her writing, eventually inspiring her to write Frankenstein.
* 1819 – Dundee Infirmary granted royal charter and renamed "Dundee Royal Infirmary and Asylum".
* 1820 – Dundee Asylum formally established as a separate entity from Dundee Royal Infirmary and opened in premises in Albert Street.
* 1825 – Walter Scott writes Bonnie Dundee a poem and song in honour of John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee.
* 1831 – Dundee and Newtyle Railway opens.
* 1834 – James Chalmers publicly exhibits the adhesive postage stamp.
* 1835
** James Bowman Lindsay demonstrates a constant electric light at a public meeting at the city's Thistle Hall.
** First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's jute trade.
* 1836 – St Andrew's Cathedral completed.
* 1838 – Dundee and Arbroath Railway opens.
* 1839 – James Chalmers submits his adhesive postage stamp proposal to the UK Government.
* 1847 - Dundee and Perth Railway opens.
* 1849 - The construction of Camperdown Works begins.
* 1851 – St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens.
* 1853 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is completed.
* 1855 - New Dundee Royal Infirmary opened in Barrack Road, replacing King Street building.
* 1855 – St Paul's Cathedral completed.
* 1857 – Birth of Williamina Fleming, an astronomer who discovered the Horsehead Nebula and white dwarf stars, and catalogued hundreds of stars.
* 1860 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital opened in Union Place.
* 1863 – Baxter Park opens.
* 1864 – Thomas John MacLagan begins working at Dundee Royal Infirmary, where his use of salicin to treat patients lays the groundwork for the development of aspirin.
* 1867 – The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute.
* 1870 – Balgay Hill and Victoria Park were acquired by the City as public parks.
* 1871 – Legislation for slum clearing was established with the City Improvement Act.
* 1878 – First Tay Rail Bridge opens.
* 1879 - Foundation stone laid for new home of Dundee Royal Asylum at Liff. The institution will completely transfer there from the site in Albert Street by October 1882.
* 1879 – Tay Bridge Disaster: The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people.
* 1881 – University of Dundee established as University College, Dundee by deed of endowment.
* 1885 – Harris Academy, Dundee’s first public school, opens to pupils.
* 1887 – Second Tay Rail Bridge opens.
* 1888 – Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology.
* 1889
** Dundee becomes the first Scottish city to be granted city status.
** King's Cross Hospital opens as a fever hospital for patients suffering from infectious diseases.
* 1891 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 153,587.
* 1893 – The East Poorhouse Hospital, which will later become Maryfield Hospital, opens as a hospital for the poor.
* 1897 – Dundee Women's Hospital opens.
* 1899 – Royal Victoria Hospital opens as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables.

## 1900–1999

* 1901
** Population of Dundee estimated to be 161,173.
** RRS Discovery, the world’s first purpose built scientific research ship is built and launched.
* 1905 – DC Thomson is established.
* 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky.
* 1909 – Dundee United F.C. forms as Dundee Hibernian.
* 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens.
* 1915
** Dundee Women's Hospital moves to a new building in Elliot Road.
** The 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion Black Watch sustains significant losses at the Battle of Loos.
* 1918 – Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers founded in Dundee, initially to protect the prices of its members' products.
* 1919 - The Kingsway opens to the public, becoming the first ring road system in the UK.
* 1920 - Several of Dundee's leading jute firms including Cox Brothers, Gilroy and Sons and J. and A. D. Grimond are amalgamated as Jute Industries Ltd.
* 1923 – The Caird Hall concert auditorium formally opened by Edward, Prince of Wales.
* 1925 – War memorial opens at the summit of Dundee Law.
* 1933 – Dundee City Chambers opens.
* 1935 – Mills Observatory opens.
* 1936 – Green's Playhouse opens.
* 1938 – The Beano is first published by DC Thomson.
* 1939 - Dundee Repertory Theatre founded, initially based in Nicoll Street.
* 1946
** Camperdown Country Park opens.
** A twinning agreement is established between Dundee and Orleans, France. Dundee’s first twin city.
* 1959 — Dundee and Zadar, Croatia become twin cities.
* 1962 — Dundee twins with Alexandria, Virginia in the United States and Würzburg in Germany.
* 1963
** Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished.
** Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire.
** Dundee Airport opens.
** "Beatlemania" is coined for the first time at The Beatles' concert at the Caird Hall.
* 1966 – Tay Road Bridge opens.
* 1967 – University of Dundee gains independent status.
* 1974 – Ninewells Hospital opens.
* 1978
** The Wellgate Centre opens.
** Dundee Synagogue opens.
* 1980
** Scottish League Cup Final takes place at Dens Park.
** Dundee and Nablus, Palestine become twin cities.
* 1982 – New Dundee Repertory Theatre opens.
* 1984 – DMA Design is established.
* 1986 – RRS Discovery returns to Dundee from London.
* 1991 – Lemmings is released by DMA Design.
* 1993
** Timex strike: Industrial dispute between workers and management takes place over seven months resulting in the closure of the factory and the loss of hundreds of jobs.
** Discovery Point, a visitor centre dedicated to the RRS Discovery, opens.
* 1994 – Abertay University gains university status.
* 1996 – Verdant Works Museum opens.
* 1997
** The world's first computer games design degree is introduced at Abertay University.
** Grand Theft Auto is first released by DMA Design.
** Green's Playhouse is rebuilt after a fire and operates as a Mecca Bingo Hall.
* 1998
** Dundee Royal Infirmary closes.
** Last jute cargo arrives in Dundee bringing an end to the city's jute trade.
* 1999 – Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre opens.

## 2000–present

* 2000
** Dundee Central Mosque opens.
** Dundee Science Centre opens.
** Dundee International Book Prize established.
** The Overgate Centre opens.
* 2004 — Dundee and Dubai, United Arab Emirates become twin cities.
* 2006
** The world's first ethical hacking degree is introduced at Abertay University.
** Radio 1's Big Weekend takes place at Camperdown Country Park.
* 2007 – Scottish Challenge Cup Final takes place in Dens Park.
* 2009 – Dundee International Submarine Memorial dedicated.
* 2010 – Dundee Museum of Transport established.
* 2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens.
* 2013
** Dundee is shortlisted for the UK City of Culture in 2017, but loses out to Hull.
** Dundee and West Dundee in the United States become twin cities.
* 2014
** Dundee granted UNESCO City of Design status, the first city in the UK to receive the designation.
** The University of Dundee's Discovery Centre opens.
* 2015 – A memorial for Mary Slessor is unveiled outside the Steeple Church in Dundee’s Nethergate area on the 100th anniversary of her death.
* 2016 – Beano Studios is established by DC Thomson.
* 2017
** Dundee International Book Prize disestablished.
** Dundee bids to be European Capital of Culture for 2023, but due to Brexit, the bid is terminated.
* 2018
** First Dundee pride event held.
** V&A Dundee Museum opens.
* 2019 – Dundee Synagogue closes.
* 2020 – NHS Tayside announces that they have "effectively eliminated" hepatitis C.
* 2021
** Dundee is named as the UK's only "City of the Future" by Cognizant.
** Emanata Studios is established as a division of Beano Studios by DC Thomson.
* 2022
** 2022 Kirkton riot: Disturbance takes place in the Kirkton area of the city which leads to multiple arrests.
** Dundee, along with Perth and Fife form a bid to be UK City of Culture in 2025, but the bid does not get shortlisted.
* 2023
** Radio 1's Big Weekend takes place at Camperdown Country Park for the second time. Dundee becomes the first Scottish city to host the event twice.
** The first Scottish Esports degree is introduced by Dundee and Angus College.
* 2024 – The Competitive Games Lab and Wacom Cintiq Lab opens at Abertay University, specialising in research and development in gaming, esports and digital art.
* 2025
** The CoSTAR Realtime Lab opens at Dundee’s waterfront, specialising in developing new technologies for TV, film and gaming.
** LIVEHOUSE Dundee, a 4,500-seat live entertainment venue is expected to open at the former Green's Playhouse site.