# Timeline of Eindhoven

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Eindhoven, Netherlands.

## Prior to 20th century

* 1232 - Town rights bestowed by Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
* 1420 - Castle built.
* 1486 - 19 March: 1486 Eindhoven fire [nl].
* 1554 - Fire.
* 1583 - Siege of Eindhoven (1583).
* 1629 - Eindhoven becomes part of the Netherlands.
* 1771 - Jewish cemetery, Eindhoven [nl] established.
* 1791 - Population: 1,785.
* 1815 - Population: 2,310.
* 1846 - Eindhoven Canal dug.
* 1866
** Eindhoven railway station opens.
** Synagogue built.
* 1867 - Saint Catherine Church, Eindhoven [nl] rebuilt.
* 1869 - Town Hall built.
* 1880 - St. Peter's Church, Eindhoven [nl] built.
* 1891 - Philips in business.
* 1897 - Eindhoven-Reusel tram line [nl] begins operating.
* 1898 - St. Augustine's Church, Eindhoven [nl] built.
* 1900 - Population: 4,730.

## 20th century

* 1904 - Wilhelminaplein (Eindhoven) [nl] (square) laid out.
* 1909
** FC Eindhoven (football club) formed.
** Kantoorgebouw Coöperatieve Centrale Boerenleenbank [nl] built on Dommelstraat [nl].
* 1910 - Philips Stadion (stadium) opens.
* 1911 - Eindhovens Dagblad (newspaper) begins publication.
* 1913 - PSV Eindhoven (football club) formed.
* 1920
** Gestel, Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre, and Woensel become part of the municipality of Eindhoven.
** Population: 47,946.
* 1921 - Lichttoren (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
* 1929 - PSV Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
* 1931 - Witte Dame [nl] built.
* 1932
** Welschap Airfield begins operating.
** DAF Trucks in business.
* 1935 - Population: 103,030.
* 1936 - Van Abbemuseum opens.
* 1937 - Museum Kempenland [nl] opens.Liberation of Eindhoven, 20 September 1944
* 1939 - Witte Dorp [nl] neighborhood developed.
* 1942 - December: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.
* 1943 - September: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp established by the German occupiers.
* 1944
** June: Subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp dissolved.
** September: City besieged by Allied forces.
* 1945 - Het Vrije Volk newspaper begins publication.
* 1947 - Design Academy Eindhoven established.
* 1954 - FC Eindhoven wins its first Dutch football championship.
* 1955 - Population: 154,604.
* 1956
** Eindhoven railway station rebuilt.
** Eindhoven University of Technology established.
* 1959
** Eindhoven Marathon begins.
** Herman Witte becomes mayor.
* 1964
** Parktheater Eindhoven [nl] opens.
** Philips Nederland [nl] built.
* 1966 - The futuristic Evoluon science museum was built.
* 1967 - City Hall rebuilt.
* 1969 - Student centre De Bunker (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
* 1970 - De Bijenkorf department store built.
* 1971 - Effenaar youth centre established.
* 1976 - Administrative entity for the Eindhoven agglomeration created.
* 1979 - Gilles Borrie becomes mayor.
* 1980 - Het Apollohuis cultural venue established.
* 1982 - Open-air Eindhoven Museum and Streekarchief regio Eindhoven [nl] (regional archive) established.
* 1984 - Eindhoven Airport terminal built.
* 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits city.
* 1992
** Muziekgebouw Frits Philips (concert hall) opens.
** Rein Welschen becomes mayor.
* 1993 - Holland Casino branch in business.
* 1996 - 15 July: 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident occurs at Eindhoven Airport.
* 1997
** Philips headquarters relocated to Amsterdam.
** Jan Louwers Stadion (stadium) in use.
* 1999 - De Regent [nl] hi-rise built.
* 2000
** UEFA Euro 2000 football contest held.
** Population: 203,433.

## 21st century

* 2001 - City joins regional BrabantStad group.
* 2002
** Leefbaar Eindhoven political party active.
** Dutch Design Week begins.
** Avant-Garde van Groeninge restaurant in business.
* 2003
** Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven [nl] active.
** Kennedytoren [nl] hi-rise built.
* 2004 - Inkijkmuseum opens.
* 2006
** Glow Festival Eindhoven begins.
** De Admirant [nl], Porthos, and Vesteda Toren hi-rises built.
* 2008
** De Parade (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
** Rob van Gijzel becomes mayor.
** Automotive Pole Position Eindhoven [nl] event held.
* 2009 - Strijp R [nl] redevelopment begins (approximate date).
* 2010
** Admirant shopping centre's "Blob" building constructed.
** Piet Hein Eek studio in business.
* 2012 - Stadionkwartier (Eindhoven) [nl] built.
* 2014 - 19 March: Dutch municipal elections, 2014 held.
* 2015 - Population: 223,220 city; 753,426 metro region.