Timeline of Haarlem

Prior to 18th century

9th century CE - Haarlem founded.^[1]
1245 - City rights bestowed upon Haarlem by William II of Holland.^[1]^[2]
1318 - Janskerk (church) built.
1347 - Fire.
1370 - Grote Kerk (church) construction begins.^[3]
1395 - Hofje van Bakenes (almshouse) founded.^[3]
1398 - Waalse Kerk (church) built.^[3]
1478 - Haarlem Confraternity of the Rosary founded.
1483 - Printing press in operation.^[4]
1496 - Haarlem Guild of St. Luke active (approximate date).^[3]
1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem established.^[5]
1571 - Kleine Houtpoort (Haarlem) [nl] (gate) built.
1572 - Siege of Haarlem by Spanish forces begins.^[6]^[2]
1573 - 12 July: Spaniards in power.^[7]^[2]
1576 - Fire.^[3]
1577 - Population: 18,000 (approximate).^[8]
1587 - Haarlem Academy of art established.^[9]
1592 - Lieven de Key appointed city architect.^[7]
1596 - City Library established.^[10]
1599 - Weigh House built.
1600 - Population: 30,000 (approximate).^[8]
1603 - Vleeshal built.^[2]
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.^[7]
1624 - "Tax riot."^[7]
1631 - Haarlemmertrekvaart Amsterdam-Haarlem canal created.
1634 - Tulip mania begins.^[7]
1637 - Tulip market collapses.^[11]
1661 - Artist Jan Steen moves to Haarlem.^[12]
1662 - Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant newspaper in publication.^[13]
1677 - Nieuwpoort (Haarlem) [nl] (gate) built.
1683 - Doopsgezinde kerk, Haarlem (church) built.^[14]

1707 - Proveniershuis (almshouse) founded.^[14]
1719 - Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. established
1752 - Holland Society of Sciences founded.^[15]^[2]
1766 - Mozart performs on the Grote Kerk, Haarlem organ [nl].^[7]
1778 - Teylers Stichting (society) founded.^[10]
1784
- Teylers Museum opens.
- Society for Public Welfare founded.^[10]
1788 - Villa Welgelegen (residence) built.^[3]
1794 - Hodshon Huis [nl] (residence) built.^[14]
1821 - Kunst zij ons doel (art group) formed.
1832 - Costermonument [nl] erected the Haarlemmerhout park.
1839 - Amsterdam-Haarlem railway begins operating;^[6] Haarlem railway station opens.
1840 - City becomes capital of North Holland province.^[1]
1841 - Haarlem Synagogue [nl] built.^[16]
1852 - Haarlemmermeer (lake) drained.^[7]
1862 - Gemeentelijk Museum opens.^[17]
1863 - Droste confectionery in business.
1865 - Kenaupark [nl] established.
1869 - Bisschoppelijk Museum founded.^[17]
1871 - Colonial Museum opens.^[17]
1877 - Museum van Kunstnijverheid established.^[17]
1880 - Verweyhal built for the Trou moet Blycken society.
1881 - Haarlem-Leiden tram line [nl] begins operating.
1883 - Haarlems Dagblad newspaper in publication.
1884 - Panopticon prison begins operating.^[18]
1887 - Melkbrug [nl] (bridge) built.
1900 - Population: 65,189.^[2]

1903 - Catharijnebrug (Haarlem) [nl] (bridge) built.
1911 - 31 August: Fokker flies his aircraft "de Spin" around the tower of the Sint-Bavokerk.^[19]
1915 - Cinema Palace opens.^[20]
1918 - Haarlem City Theatre [nl] opens.
1919 - Population: 77,302.^[21]
1922 - Tuinwijk-Zuid [nl] housing built.^[22]
1936 - Gemeentearchief Haarlem (city archives) moves into the Janskerk.
1980
- Bevrijdingspop [nl] festival begins.
- Brinkmann-bioscoop [nl] (cinema) opens.
- Population: 158,291 municipality.^[23]
1995 - Jaap Pop becomes mayor.
2000 - Population: 148,484 municipality.^[23]

2003 - Toneelschuur theatre opens.
2005
- Noord-Hollands Archief [nl] (archive) headquartered in city.^[24]
- Philharmonie Haarlem [nl] concert hall active.
2006 - Bernt Schneiders becomes mayor.
2009 - Schoterbrug [nl] (bridge) opens.
2011 - Pathé Haarlem [nl] cinema opens.
2013 - Population: 153,093 municipality.^[23]

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

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