# Timeline of Geneva

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland.

## Prior to 19th century

* 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up.
* 4th century CE – Catholic diocese established.
* 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians.
* 534 – Franks in power.
* 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva.
* 773 - Charlemagne (Charles the Great) holds a council of war.
* 800 – Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date).
* 1032 - Geneva reverts to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
* 1321 – Fire.
* 1333 – Fire.
* 1387 – Town charter granted.
* 1400 – Sources indicate circa. 13 Jewish families living in Geneva.
* 1420 – The Jews of Geneva are confined to a ghetto (the only one in today's Switzerland).
* 1430 – Fire.
* 1478 – Printing press in operation.
* 1490 – The city council orders the expulsion of the Jews.
* 1519 – Geneva allies with Freibourg.
* 1524 – "The Genevese shake off the yoke of Savoy."
* 1526 – Geneva allies with Bern.
* 1530 - Geneva became its own mistress within, while allied externally with the Swiss confederation.
* 1535 – Catholic bishop Pierre de La Baume ousted by Calvinists.
* 1536
** 21 May: Grand Council of Geneva adopts Protestant religion.
** Protestant leader John Calvin active in Geneva.
** Area of city expanded.
* 1541 - The Republic of Geneva and Genevan Consistory established.
* 1545 – 2 June: Divorce granted.
* 1553 – 27 October: Michael Servetus executed for heresy.
* 1559 – Collège de Genève founded.
* 1560 – English-language Geneva Bible published.
* 1580 – Population: 17,330.
* 1584 – "Geneva forms an alliance with the Swiss cantons."
* 1587 – Watchmaker Charles Cusin [fr] active.
* 1602 – 12 December: "Savoy fails to conquer Geneva, an event celebrated as the 'Escalade'."
* 1679 – French embassy established.
* 1690 – Population: 16,220.
* 1712 – 28 June: Jean-Jacques Rousseau born.
* 1738 – "The republic adopts a regular constitution."
* 1763 – Geneva is "made independent."
* 1766 – Théâtre de Rosimond built.
* 1770 – "Insurrection suppressed."
* 1781 – February: Geneva Revolution of 1782.
* 1783 – Théâtre de Neuve built.
* 1789 – Trade show held.
* 1794 – July: "Government overthrown;" "executions, etc."
* 1798
** April: Geneva becomes capital of the Léman (department) of the First French Republic (later the First French Empire).
** Population: 24,331.

## 19th century

* 1813 – 31 December: Restoration of the Republic.
* 1815
** Canton of Geneva created.
** Canton of Geneva becomes part of the Swiss Confederation.
* 1816 – Treaty of Turin nearly doubled the size of the Canton of Geneva.
* 1817 – Botanical garden created in the Parc des Bastions [fr].
* 1821 – Catholic diocese of Lausanne and Geneva established.
* 1825 – Prison begins operating.
* 1826 – Musée Rath built.
* 1828 – Société genevoise d'utilité publique [fr] (public welfare society) founded.
* 1829 – Töpffer's Adventures of Dr. Festus comic book created.
* 1834
** 5 February: Polish-Sardinian unrest.
** Population: 27,177.
* 1835 – Conservatoire de Musique de Genève founded.
* 1837 – Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève founded.
* 1841 – Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton of Geneva.
* 1842
** Political unrest.
** Geneva municipality created.
* 1845 – Gas lighting installed.
* 1846 – Political unrest; "constitution made more democratic."
* 1847 – "Radical party" in power.
* 1848 – Banque de Geneve founded.
* 1849 – Fortifications begin to be demolished.
* 1850 – Population: 37,724 in city; 64,146 in canton.
* 1851 – Watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. in business.
* 1852
** Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Gens branch established.
** Communauté Israélite de Genève founded.
* 1854 – Jardin Anglais (park) laid out.
* 1856 – Quai Gustave-Ador built.
* 1858
** Genève-Cornavin railway station opens.
** Ecole Saint-Antoine (school) built.
* 1860 – Population: 82,876 in canton.
* 1863 – International Committee of the Red Cross headquartered in Geneva.
* 1864
** August: International "Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field" signed in Geneva, i.e. "the fundamental rules of war."
** 22–23 August: "Election riots, with loss of life, through the indiscretion of M. Fazy;" city occupied by federal forces.
** Monument erected in Port-Noir.
* 1867
** September: International "Congress of Peace" held in Geneva.
** Salle de la Réformation inaugurated.
* 1873
** University of Geneva active.
** Christian Catholic Church is formally established.
* 1879
** Grand Théâtre de Genève opens.
** Brunswick Monument erected.
* 1880 – Population: 99,712 in canton.
* 1881 – Société Genevoise de Photographie founded.
* 1883 – 23 November: Steamboat collision on Lake Geneva.
* 1886
** Geneva Seal adopted.
** Jet d'Eau (fountain) installed.
* 1891 – International Peace Bureau headquartered in Geneva.
* 1892 – 9 July: Steamboat explosion on Lake Geneva.
* 1893 – Piolet Club (hiking group) formed.
* 1894 – Victoria Hall (concert hall) built.
* 1896 – 1 May: Swiss National Exposition [de] opens in Geneva.
* 1900 – Population: 97,359 in city; 132,609 in canton.

## 20th century
### 1900s–1940s

* 1902 – 24 December: Cathedral bombing.
* 1905 – Geneva Motor Show begins.
* 1907 - The Genevese voted to separate Church and State.
* 1910 – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) built.
* 1917 – Monument to the Reformation built.
* 1919 – International Labour Organization headquartered in Geneva.
* 1920
** League of Nations headquartered in city.
** Alhambra cinema active.
* 1921 – Inter-Parliamentary Union headquartered in Geneva.
* 1924 – International School of Geneva established.
* 1926
** 26 September: International "Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery" signed in Geneva.
** Compagnie de 1602 (heritage society) formed.
* 1929 – 27 July: International "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War" signed.
* 1930
** Population: 124,121 in city; 171,366 in canton.
** Les Eaux-Vives [fr], Le Petit-Saconnex [fr] and Plainpalais become part of city.
* 1932
** November: 1932 Geneva unrest
** International disarmament conference held in city.
* 1936 - World Jewish Congress is founded as political platform of solidarity for persecuted Jews and to combat anti-Semitism.
* 1938 – Palace of Nations built.
* 1939
** Geneva International Music Competition begins.
** Geneva hosts the World Zionist Congress.
* 1942 - Start of Trolleybuses in Geneva.
* 1947 – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe headquartered in Geneva.
* 1948 – World Health Organization and World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva.
* 1949 – 12 August: International "Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War" signed in Geneva.

### 1950s–1990s

* 1950
** United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.
** Population: 202,918 in canton.
* 1954
** International conference related to Korea and Indochina held in Geneva.
** European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) headquartered in nearby Meyrin.
* 1955 - L'horloge fleurie flowerbed created in the Jardin Anglais.
* 1957 – Electric toothbrush invented.
* 1960 - Women's suffrage effected in canton.
* 1961 - Centre islamique de Genève [fr] founded.
* 1963 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research headquartered in Geneva.
* 1964 - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development headquartered in Geneva.
* 1970 - Population: 173,618 in city; 331,599 in canton.
* 1972 - Tour du Lac rowing contest begins.
* 1977 – Geneva Symphony Orchestra [fr] established.
* 1978 - Geneva Mosque built.
* 1980 – Banque de Patrimoines Privés Genève [de] established.
* 1986 – Geneva City Archives [fr] established.
* 1987 – Geneva Airport railway station opens.
* 1988 – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum opens.
* 1989 – March: World Wide Web concept invented by Berners-Lee of CERN.
* 1997 – Sculpture "Broken Chair" installed in the Place des Nations.
* 2000 – Population: 177,964 in city; 413,673 in canton.

## 21st century

* 2002 – City website online (approximate date).
* 2004 – Genève-Sécheron railway station opens.
* 2005 – Geneva Citizens' Movement established.
* 2007 – RHINO (squat) evicted.
* 2009
** November: Anti-WTO protest.
** November–December: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2009 held in Geneva.
** Calvin Jubilee held.
* 2013
** Revised constitution of the Canton of Geneva effected; created by the Assemblée constituante de Genève [fr].
** Population: 469,433 in canton.
* 2014 – Nuclear bunkers converted to homeless shelters.
* 2015
** August: Intern-in-tent reported.
** Esther Alder becomes mayor.
* 2019 - Opening of the CEVA rail line to Annemasse in France, operated by the Léman Express train service.