Timeline of Reykjavík
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reykjavík, Iceland.
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- 1750s - Innréttingarnar textile workshops established.[1]
- 1752 - Aðalstræti 10 (house) built.[2]
- 1771 - Prison begins operating.[3]
- 1785 - "Skálholt bishop's seat is moved to Reykjavik."[4]
- 1786
- Town charter granted by Danish government.[5]
- Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (school) active.
- 1796 - Lutheran Reykjavík Cathedral built.[2]
- 1798 - Althingi (Icelandic assembly) relocated to Reykjavik from Þingvellir.[4]
- 1800
- 1801 - Lutheran Bishop of Iceland headquartered in Reykjavik.[4]
- 1816 - Icelandic Literary Society founded.[6]
- 1825 - Icelandic National Library begins operating.[7]
- 1845 - Althingi active again.[5]
- 1846 - Latin School relocated to Reykjavik from Bessastaðir.[4]
- 1847 - Theological seminary established.[8]
- 1848 - Þjóðólfur newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1872 - Eymundsson bookshop in business.
- 1874
- 1000th anniversary of colonization.[9]
- Thorvaldsen statue erected in Austurvöllur.[10]
- 1876 - Medical school opens.[8]
- 1879 - Icelandic Archaeological Society founded.
- 1881 - Alþingishúsið (parliament house) built.[2]
- 1882 - Hótel Ísland in business.
- 1886 - Landsbanki (bank) established.[11]
- 1890 - Population: 6,700 in town; 70,927 on island.[8]
- 1896 - Dagskrá daily newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1897 - Reykjavík Theatre Company founded.
- 1899 - Reykjavik Football Club formed.[2]
20th century
- 1903
- Office of Danish minister for Iceland relocated to Reykjavík from Copenhagen.[8]
- Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (church) built.
- 1904 - Íslandsbanki (1904) (bank) established.[11]
- 1906 - Fjalakötturinn cinema opens on Aðalstræti (street).
- 1907 - Reykjavik Athletic club formed.
- 1908 - Women's suffrage takes effect in Reykjavik.[4][12]
- 1909 - National Library building opens.[7]
- 1911
- University of Iceland established.[4]
- 1911 Iceland industrial fair held.
- 1912 - Route 41 (Iceland) (Keflavík-Reykjavik) constructed.
- 1913 - Morgunblaðið daily newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1914 - Eimskipafélag Íslands (steamship company) founded.[1]
- 1915
- January: Prohibition in Iceland begins.[4]
- 25 April: Reykjavik fire of 1915.
- 1916
- Icelandic Federation of Labour headquartered in Reykjavik.[4]
- Social Democratic Party (Iceland) founded in Reykjavik.[4]
- 1918 - January: Danish–Icelandic Act of Union signed in the Alþingishúsið.[2]
- 1919 - Population: 16,154.[13]
- 1925 - Reykjavík City Orchestra formed (approximate date).
- 1927 - Gamla bíó (cinema) active.
- 1929 - Landakotskirkja (church) built.
- 1930
- Rikisutvarpid radio headquartered in Reykjavík.[1]
- National Hospital opens.[4]
- Reykjavík College of Music established.
- Garnaslagurinn (labor dispute) occurs.
- Hótel Borg in business.
- Population: 28,052.
- 1932 - 9 November: Gúttóslagurinn (labor dispute) occurs.[4]
- 1940 - May: British occupation begins.[4]
- 1943 - Listamannaskálinn (exhibit hall) built on Kirkjustræti (street).
- 1944
- Reykjavík becomes capital of Republic of Iceland.[14]
- Hotel Winston built.
- 1946 - Civilian Reykjavík Airport in operation.
- 1947 - Austurbæjarbíó (cinema) built.
- 1949 - March: 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland.[4]
- 1950
- Iceland Symphony Orchestra formed.
- Population: 55,980.
- 1957 - Árbæjarsafn (history museum) founded.
- 1961 - Háskólabíó (cinema) in business.[15]
- 1965
- Landsvirkjun (national power company) established.[4]
- Laugardalshöll (arena) opens.
- 1970 - Population: 81,693.
- 1968 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Reykjavík established.
- 1972 - World Chess Championship 1972 held in city.[4]
- 1975 - 24 October: Women's rights demonstration.[4]
- 1981 - House of commerce built.
- 1986
- August: City bicentennial.[4]
- October: USSR-USA summit held in city.[4]
- 9 November: Ships sunk in Reykjavik Harbor by environmentalist Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.[4]
- Hallgrímskirkja (church) built.
- Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.[16]
- 1987 - Bíóborgin (cinema) active.[15]
- 1996 - Supreme Court of Iceland courthouse built.
- 1998 - Population: 106,753.[17]
- 1999
- Reykjavik Power Authority (utility) formed.[1]
- Iceland Airwaves music festival begins.[18]
21st century
- 2000 - Landspítali (hospital) established.
- 2002 - Reykjavík Mosque opens.
- 2005 - Population: 114,800 in city; 187,105 metro.[5]
- 2007
- 18 April: 2007 Reykjavik fire
- Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson becomes mayor.
- Grand Hótel Reykjavík tower built.
- 2008
- October: Icelandic financial crisis protest begins.[2]
- Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir becomes mayor.
- 2009
- 2010
- 29 May: Reykjavík City Council election, 2010 held.
- Jón Gnarr becomes mayor.
- Vatnsstígur 16-18 hi-rise built.
- 2011 - Harpa (concert hall) opens.
- 2012 - Population: 117,764 in city; 203,678 metro.
- 2014 - Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson becomes mayor again.
See also
- Reykjavík history
- History of Reykjavik
- List of mayors of Reykjavík
- Other names of Reykjavík
- Timeline of Icelandic history
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84836-970-2.
- ↑ Mitchel P. Roth (2006). "Chronology". Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32856-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Iceland (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.
- 1 2 3 Reykjavík City Profile 2006.
- ↑ Richard F. Tomasson (1980). Iceland: The First New Society. USA: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1032-1.
- 1 2 Allen Kent, ed. (1986). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. 41. Marcel Dekker. ISBN 978-0-8247-2041-4.
- 1 2 3 4 "Iceland", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- ↑ Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Iceland", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- ↑ Baedeker 1912.
- 1 2 "Denmark: Danish Colonies: Iceland". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920.
- ↑ Ida Husted Harper, ed. (1922). "Iceland". History of Woman Suffrage. 6: 1900-1920. National American Woman Suffrage Association.
- ↑ "Iceland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Iceland Profile: Timeline", BBC News, retrieved 30 September 2015
- 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Reykjavik". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Population: Municipalities". Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
This article incorporates information from the Icelandic Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- "Reykjavik", Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (10th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
- Reykjavik, Scandinavian Atlas of Historic Towns, 1988, ISBN 8774926047
- Reykjavík City Profile (PDF), City of Reykjavík, 2006
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