Timeline of Delft explained

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

Prior to 18th century

• 1075 - Town established by Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine. (Godfrey III died in 1069; perhaps it was his son Godfrey the Hunchback)
• 1246 - Delft granted city rights by William II of Holland.
• 1250 - St. Bartholomew's Church construction begins.^[1]
• 1383 - Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) (church) construction begins.
• 1389 - Canal to the Meuse river created.^[2]
• 1400 - Eastern Gate (Delft) built.
• 1403 - Agathaklooster (convent) established.
• 1470 - Carthusian monastery established.
• 1477 - Printing press in operation; Delft Bible issued.^[3]
• 1536 - 3 May: .
• 1575 - Museum Het Prinsenhof converted into a residence for the counts of Orange.
• 1583 - Birth of Hugo Grotius, philosopher, political theorist and poet.
• 1584 - William I, Prince of Orange assassinated in Museum Het Prinsenhof.^[4]
• 1586 - Scientists Simon Stevin and Jan Cornets de Groot conduct a landmark experiment on the effects of gravity from the roof of the Nieuwe Kerk.^[5]
• 1611 - Guild of Saint Luke founded (approximate date).
• 1618 - City Hall (Delft) rebuilt.
• 1621 - Bank of Delft established.^[6]
• 1632 - Future scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and future artist Johannes Vermeer born in Delft.^[7]
• 1647 - Production of Delft pottery begins to expand.
• 1652 - Fabritius paints A View of Delft artwork.
• 1653 - Royal Delft porcelain factory begins operating.
• 1654 - 12 October: Delft Explosion.
• 1661 - Vermeer paints View of Delft artwork.
• 1692 - Armamentarium built.

18th-19th centuries

• 1721 - Delftsche Courant newspaper begins publication.^[8]
• 1769 - Stadsleenbank Delft (bank) built (approximate date).^[9]
• 1842 - (engineering school) established.
• 1859 - Delft City Archive active.^[10]
• 1862 - built in .^[11]
• 1866 - Population: 21,877.^[12]
• 1882 - (church) built.
• 1884 - Agnetapark workers' housing developed.
• 1886
  • Hugo Grotius monument erected in the .
  • (church) built.
• 1895 - built.
• 1900 - Population: 31,582.

20th century

• 1905 - Delft Institute of Technology active.
• 1911 - Museum Het Prinsenhof active.^[13]
• 1919 - Population: 38,433.^[14]
• 1920 - becomes mayor.
• 1921 - Hof van Delft and Vrijenban become part of Delft.
• 1970 - Roadway speed bump installed.^[15]
• 1976 - Tanthof development begins.
• 1977 - City Statistisch Jaarboek (yearbook) begins publication.

21st century

• 2004 - becomes mayor.
• 2007 - (library) built.
• 2015 - Delft railway station rebuilt.
• 2016
  • Marja van Bijsterveldt becomes mayor.
  • Population: 101,053.

See also

• • • • History of the County of Holland
• Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht

References

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• • • • Book: . Dictionary of Chronology . 1870. William Tegg . London . Delft, Holland . 2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949?urlappend=%3Bseq=218 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949?urlappend=%3Bseq=218 .
  • Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn52k6?urlappend=%3Bseq=797. Delft. 2027/hvd.hn52k6?urlappend=%3Bseq=797. .
• (1881 ed.)
• Delft . 7 . 954 . 1910 . . 1.

in Dutch

• D. E. van Bleyswyck. Beschryvinge der stadt Delft (Delft, 1667)
• R. Boitet. Beschryving der stadt Delft (Delft, 1729)
  • P. Beydals. Kroniek der stad Delft (The Hague, 1936)
• Book: G. van Herwijnen . Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland . Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands . 1978. Brill . nl . 90-04-05700-5 . Delft . https://books.google.com/books?id=FNYUAAAAIAAJ . 178–184 .
• I. V. T. Spaander and R.-A. Leeuw, eds. De Stad Delft: Cultur en maatschappij (Delft, 1979–82) (3 vols.)

External links

• Items related to Delft, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Delft, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historie van Delft: Historisch Overzicht (timeline) . nl . Delft.nl . Gemeente Delft . 27 November 2016 .
2. Web site: . Delft . Retrieved 27 November 2016
3. Book: Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum . . London . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company . 1898 . Books Printed From Types: Holland: Delft . 2027/uc1.c3450632?urlappend=%3Bseq=126 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3450632?urlappend=%3Bseq=126 . .
4. Book: Joop W. Koopmans. Arend H. Huussen Jr.. Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. 2007 . 2nd . . 978-0-8108-6444-3 .
5. Schilling, Govert (2017-07-31). Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy. Harvard University Press. .
6. Web site: Comparative Chronology of Money . . Roy Davies . 2002 . University of Exeter .
7. Web site: Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . . New York . 27 November 2016 .
8. Web site: Selectie van titels: 1618-1800 . Project Databank Digitale Dagbladen (Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers) . . 27 November 2016 . nl .
9. Web site: Gemeente: Delft . Rijksmonumentenregister . nl . . . 27 November 2016 .
10. Web site: Organisatie . Archief Delft . nl . 27 November 2016 .
11. Web site: Delft . Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry . . Amsterdam . 27 November 2016 .
12. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . Statesman's Year-Book . 1869 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Netherlands . 2027/nyp.33433081590337?urlappend=%3Bseq=392 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590337?urlappend=%3Bseq=392 .
13. Web site: Historie van het gebouw . Museum Prinsenhof Delft . nl . 27 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128133113/http://prinsenhof-delft.nl/historie-van-het-gebouw . 28 November 2016 .
14. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Netherlands . 2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=1150 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=1150 . HathiTrust .
15. Book: Patrick Robertson. Robertson's Book of Firsts . 2011. Bloomsbury . 978-1-60819-738-5.