Timeline of Ghent

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium.

Prior to 19th century

941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established. 1380 Belfry of Ghent built. Public clock installed (approximate date). 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church. 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted. 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built. 1483 - Printing press in operation. 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built. 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established. 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. 1584 - Spaniards in power. 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded. 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands. 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active. 1794 - Became the capital of the French department of the Scheldt.

19th century 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed between the US and the UK. 1817 - Ghent University established by William I of the Netherlands. 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built. 1833 - founded. 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded. 1841 - Bank of Flanders established. 1845 - Population: 105,711. 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens. 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in . 1866/1867 - A serious outbreak of cholera. 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating. 1875 - opens. 1879 - newspaper begins publication. 1880 (cooperative) founded. Population: 131,431. 1881 - Bank of Ghent established. 1883 - Royal Sport Nautique de Gand rowing club formed. 1891 - Het Volk newspaper begins publication. 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor. 1897 - Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta begins. 1900 Ghent system of unemployment benefits introduced. K.A.A. Gent football club formed.

20th century

1902 - established. 1904 Electric tram begins operating. Population: 162,482. 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema open. 1913 - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) held in city. 1914 - Vooruit built. 1919 - Population: 165,655. 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built. 1930 - Population: 170,358. 1942 - Ghent University Library Book Tower built. 1947 - becomes mayor. 1959 - Ghent University Hospital opens. 1965 - Section of Mendonk becomes part of Ghent. 1970 Studio Skoop (cinema) opens. Population: 148,860. 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built. 1975 - opens. 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent. 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city. 1980 founded. Population: 241,695. 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built. 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built. 1995 - Hogeschool Gent (college) established.

21st century

2006 - begins. 2007 - Daniël Termont becomes mayor. 2010 - Ghent City Museum opens. 2012 - hi-rise built. 2013 Ghelamco Arena opens. Population: 248,242. 2014 - built. 2020 - Ghent University Museum opens.

Timeline of Ghent

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