Timeline of Haarlem explained

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

Prior to 18th century

• 9th century CE - Haarlem founded.^[1]
• 1245 - City rights bestowed upon Haarlem by William II of Holland.
• 1318 - Janskerk (church) built.
• 1347 - Fire.
• 1370 - Grote Kerk (church) construction begins.
• 1395 - Hofje van Bakenes (almshouse) founded.
• 1398 - Waalse Kerk (church) built.
• 1478 - Haarlem Confraternity of the Rosary founded.
• 1483 - Printing press in operation.^[2]
• 1496 - Haarlem Guild of St. Luke active (approximate date).
• 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem established.^[3]
• 1571 - (gate) built.
• 1572 - Siege of Haarlem by Spanish forces begins.
• 1573 - 12 July: Spaniards in power.
• 1576 - Fire.
• 1577 - Population: 18,000 (approximate).^[4]
• 1587 - Haarlem Academy of art established.^[5]
• 1592 - Lieven de Key appointed city architect.
• 1596 - City Library established.^[6]
• 1599 - Weigh House built.
• 1600 - Population: 30,000 (approximate).
• 1603 - Vleeshal built.
• 1604 - City Hall rebuilt.
• 1615 - Lutherse Kerk, Haarlem built.
• 1616 - Artist Frans Hals paints The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.
• 1624 - "Tax riot."
• 1631 - Haarlemmertrekvaart Amsterdam-Haarlem canal created.
• 1634 - Tulip mania begins.^[7]
• 1637 - Tulip market collapses.^[8]
• 1661 - Artist Jan Steen moves to Haarlem.^[9]
• 1662 - Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant newspaper in publication.^[10]
• 1677 - (gate) built.
• 1683 - Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem (church) built.

18th-19th centuries

• 1707 - Proveniershuis (almshouse) founded.
• 1719 - Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. established
• 1752 - Holland Society of Sciences founded.^[11]
• 1766 - Mozart performs on the .
• 1778 - Teylers Stichting (society) founded.
• 1784
  • Teylers Museum opens.
  • Society for Public Welfare founded.
• 1788 - Villa Welgelegen (residence) built.^[12]
• 1794 - (residence) built.^[13]
• 1821 - Kunst zij ons doel (art group) formed.
• 1832 - erected the Haarlemmerhout park.
• 1839 - Amsterdam-Haarlem railway begins operating;^[14] Haarlem railway station opens.
• 1840 - City becomes capital of North Holland province.
• 1841 - built.^[15]
• 1852 - Haarlemmermeer (lake) drained.
• 1862 - Gemeentelijk Museum opens.
• 1863 - Droste confectionery in business.
• 1865 - established.
• 1869 - Bisschoppelijk Museum founded.
• 1871 - Colonial Museum opens.
• 1877 - Museum van Kunstnijverheid established.
• 1880 - Verweyhal built for the Trou moet Blycken society.
• 1881 - begins operating.
• 1883 - Haarlems Dagblad newspaper in publication.
• 1884 - Panopticon prison begins operating.^[16]
• 1887 - (bridge) built.
• 1900 - Population: 65,189.

20th century

• 1903 - (bridge) built.
• 1911 - 31 August: Fokker flies his aircraft "de Spin" around the tower of the Sint-Bavokerk.^[17]
• 1915 - opens.^[18]
• 1918 - opens.
• 1919 - Population: 77,302.^[19]
• 1922 - housing built.^[20]
• 1936 - Gemeentearchief Haarlem (city archives) moves into the Janskerk.
• 1980
  • festival begins.
  • (cinema) opens.
  • Population: 158,291 municipality.
• 1995 - Jaap Pop becomes mayor.
• 2000 - Population: 148,484 municipality.

21st century

• 2003 - Toneelschuur theatre opens.
• 2005
  • (archive) headquartered in city.^[21]
  • concert hall active.
• 2006 - Bernt Schneiders becomes mayor.
• 2009 - (bridge) opens.
• 2011 - cinema opens.
• 2013 - Population: 153,093 municipality.^[22]

See also

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

References

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• • Book: Gazetteer of the Netherlands. Attributed to Clement Cruttwell. G.G.J. and J. Robinson. London. 1794. https://books.google.com/books?id=Mv1WAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA1-PA21. Haerlem.
  • Book: Galignani's Traveller's Guide through Holland and Belgium . Paris . . 1822 . 4th . Haarlem . 2027/njp.32101073846667?urlappend=%3Bseq=145 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101073846667?urlappend=%3Bseq=145 .
    • • • Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia . Chambers's Encyclopaedia . London . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1fj2r624?urlappend=%3Bseq=508 . Haarlem . 5 . 1901 . 2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1fj2r624?urlappend=%3Bseq=508 .
• Haarlem . 12 . 781 . 1910 . . 1.
• (+ 1881 ed.)

in Dutch

• Book: Abraham Jacob van der Aa. Abraham Jacob van der Aa. Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden . Geographical dictionary of the Netherlands . nl . 1844 . Jacobus Noorduyn . . Haarlem . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015039363992?urlappend=%3Bseq=42 . 5 . 2027/mdp.39015039363992?urlappend=%3Bseq=42. HathiTrust .
  • Book: G. van Herwijnen . Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland . Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands . 1978. Brill . nl . 90-04-05700-5 . Holland: Haarlem . https://books.google.com/books?id=FNYUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA207 . 207+ .
• Book: Deugd boven geweld: een geschiedenis van Haarlem, 1245–1995 . Virtue above Violence: A History of Haarlem . nl . 1995 .
• Book: Wim de Wagt. Architectuurgids Haarlem. 2005. 010 Publishers. 978-90-6450-550-8 . Google Books . nl . etal. (fulltext)

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Haarlem, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Harlem, various dates

Notes and References

1. Book: Joop W. Koopmans. Arend H. Huussen Jr.. Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. 2007 . 2nd . . 978-0-8108-6444-3 .
2. Book: Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum . Robert Proctor . Robert Proctor (bibliographer) . London . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company . 1898 . Books Printed From Types: Holland: Haarlem . 2027/uc1.c3450632?urlappend=%3Bseq=143 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3450632?urlappend=%3Bseq=143 . HathiTrust .
3. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Netherlands . . Norway . 30 October 2015 .
4. Book: Maarten Prak . The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age. 2005. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-316-34248-0 . Translated by Diane Webb .
5. Web site: Low Countries, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . Metropolitan Museum of Art . New York . 30 October 2015 .
6. . 1998 . 24 . Libraries in the Netherlands . Paul Schneiders . International Federation of Library Associations .
7. Book: Trudy Ring. Northern Europe . International Dictionary of Historic Places. 1995 . Fitzroy Dearborn . 978-1-136-63944-9 . Haarlem . https://books.google.com/books?id=yfPYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA325 . Randall J. Van Vynckt .
8. Book: Mike Dash. Mike Dash. Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused. 2000. Crown. 978-0-307-56082-7.
9. Web site: Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . . New York . 30 October 2015 .
10. Web site: Selectie van titels: 1618-1800 . Project Databank Digitale Dagbladen (Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers) . . 30 October 2015 . nl .
11. Book: P. J. Prinsen . Aardrijksbeschrijving der stad Haarlem . Geography of the City of Haarlem . 1848. Erven Loosjes . nl .
12. Book: Colum Hourihane . Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture . 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-539536-5 . Haarlem . https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA259 .
13. Book: Johan Adrianus Gerard van der Steur .

    nl:Johan Adrianus Gerard van der Steur

    . Oude gebouwen in Haarlem . Old Buildings in Haarlem . 1907. Erven F. Bohn . nl .
14. Book: Joop W. Koopmans. Arend H. Huussen Jr.. Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. 2007 . 2nd . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6444-3 . Chronology . https://books.google.com/books?id=RZmk_G1JXbMC&pg=PR21 .
15. Web site: Haarlem . Four hundred years of Dutch Jewry . . Amsterdam . 30 October 2015 .
16. Book: Mitchel P. Roth . Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia. 2006. Greenwood . 978-0-313-32856-5 . Chronology . https://books.google.com/books?id=RTH31DgbTzgC&pg=PR31 .
17. Web site: Timeline Dutch History . . 30 October 2015 .
18. Web site: Movie Theaters in Haarlem, Netherlands . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . 30 October 2015 .
19. 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 .
20. Book: Hans van Dijk. Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands. 1999. 010 Publishers. 978-90-6450-347-4 . Rotterdam .
21. Web site: Over ons: geschiedenis . Noord-Hollands Archief . nl . 30 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122014832/http://www.noord-hollandsarchief.nl/organisatie/geschiedenis/56/120/ . 22 November 2015 . dmy-all .
22. Web site: 2014 . Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region: Municipality Haarlem . StatLine . .