The timeline of Dundee history shows the significant events in the history of Dundee, Scotland.
1100–1799 edit
- 1190 – Dundee Parish Church established.[1]
- 1200 – William the Lion deeds his younger brother David, Earl of Huntingdon superiority over Dundee and its port.[2]
- 1296 – Dundee Castle surrendered to the English.[3]
- 1297 – William Wallace besieges and captures Dundee Castle.[3]
- 1298 – Alexander Scrymgeour appointed keeper of Dundee Castle by William Wallace.[3]
- 1306 – Dundee Castle retaken by the English.[3]
- 1313 – Dundee Castle destroyed by Robert the Bruce.[3]
- 1385 – John of Gaunt & the English captured and partially destroyed the town.[2]
- 1465 – Birth of Hector Boece a Scottish philosopher and historian.[2]
- 1518 – Birth of James Halyburton the Scottish Reformer and provost of the town for 33 years.[2]
- 1564 – The Howff (a burial ground) established.[2]
- 1580 – Dudhope Castle extended.[4]
- 1645 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 11,200.[5]
- 1651 – Siege of Dundee: George Monck besieges and sacks the town on the orders of Oliver Cromwell.[6]
- 1684 – John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee became constable.[2]
- 1732 – Birth of George Dempster of Dunnichen an advocate, landowner and politician.[2]
- 1797 – James Keiller & Son, a jam and marmalade factory, is established.[7]
- 1798 – Dundee Infirmary opens in King Street.[8][9]
1800–1899 edit
- 1801 – The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser.[7]
- 1819 – Dundee Infirmary granted royal charter and renamed "Dundee Royal Infirmary and Asylum".[8]
- 1820 Dundee Asylum formally established as a separate entity from Dundee Royal Infirmary and opened in premises in Albert Street.[8][10]
- 1825 – Walter Scott writes Bonnie Dundee a poem and song in honour of John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee.[11][12]
- 1831 – Dundee and Newtyle Railway opens.[13]
- 1835 – First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's jute trade.[7]
- 1836 – St Andrew's Cathedral completed.[14]
- 1838 – Dundee and Arbroath Railway opens.[15]
- 1847 - Dundee and Perth Railway opens.[16]
- 1849 - The construction of Camperdown Works begins.[17]
- 1851 – St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens.[18]
- 1853 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is completed.[19]
- 1855 - New Dundee Royal Infirmary opened in Barrack Road, replacing King Street building.[8]
- 1855 – St Paul's Cathedral completed.[20]
- 1860 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital opened in Union Place.[21]
- 1863 – Baxter Park opens.[22]
- 1867 – The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute.[23]
- 1870 – Balgay Hill and Victoria Park were acquired by the City as public parks.[2]
- 1871 – Legislation for slum clearing was established with the City Improvement Act.[7]
- 1878 – First Tay Rail Bridge opens.[24]
- 1879 - Foundation stone laid for new home of Dundee Royal Asylum at Liff. The institution will completely transfer there from the site in Albert Street by October 1882.[10]
- 1879 – Tay Bridge Disaster: The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people.[25]
- 1881 – University of Dundee established as University College, Dundee by deed of endowment.[26][27]
- 1887 – Second Tay Rail Bridge opens.[28]
- 1888 – Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology.[29]
- 1889
- King's Cross Hospital opens as a fever hospital for patients suffering from infectious diseases.[30][31]
- Dundee granted city status.[32]
- 1891 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 153,587.[2]
- 1893 – The East Poorhouse Hospital, which will later become Maryfield Hospital, opens as a hospital for the poor.[33][34]
- 1897 – Dundee Women's Hospital opens.[35]
- 1899 – Royal Victoria Hospital opens as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables.[2][36]
1900–1999 edit
- 1901 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 161,173.[2]
- 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky.[37]
- 1909 – Dundee United F.C. forms as Dundee Hibernian.[38]
- 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens.[39]
- 1915
- Dundee Women's Hospital moves to a new building in Elliot Road.[40]
- The 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion Black Watch sustains significant losses at the Battle of Loos.[41]
- 1918 – Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers founded in Dundee, initially to protect the prices of its members' products.[42]
- 1920 - Several of Dundee's leading jute firms including Cox Brothers, Gilroy and Sons and J. and A. D. Grimond are amalgamated as Jute Industries Ltd.[43]
- 1923 – The Caird Hall concert auditorium formally opened by Edward, Prince of Wales.[44][45]
- 1925 – War memorial opens at the summit of Dundee Law.[46]
- 1933 – Dundee City Chambers opens.[47]
- 1935 – Mills Observatory opens.[48]
- 1946 – Camperdown Country Park opens.[49]
- 1963
- Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished.[19]
- Dundee Airport opens.[50]
- 1966 – Tay Road Bridge opens.[51]
- 1967 – University of Dundee gains independent status.[26]
- 1974 – Ninewells Hospital opens.[52]
- 1978 – Dundee Synagogue opens.[53]
- 1980 – Scottish League Cup Final takes place at Dens Park.[54]
- 1982 – Dundee Repertory Theatre opens.[55]
- 1993 – Timex strike: Industrial dispute between workers and management takes place over seven months resulting in the closure of the factory and the loss of hundreds of jobs.[56]
- 1996 – Verdant Works Museum opens.[57]
- 1998
- Dundee Royal Infirmary closes.[9]
- Last jute cargo arrives in Dundee bringing an end to the city's jute trade.[58]
- 1999 – Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre opens.[59]
2000–present edit
- 2000
- Dundee Central Mosque opens.[60]
- Dundee Science Centre opens.[61]
- Dundee International Book Prize established.[62]
- 2007 – Scottish Challenge Cup Final takes place in Dens Park.[63]
- 2009 – Dundee International Submarine Memorial dedicated.[64]
- 2010 – Dundee Museum of Transport established.[65]
- 2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens.[66]
- 2017 – Dundee International Book Prize disestablished.[62]
- 2018
- First Dundee pride event held.[67]
- V&A Dundee Museum opens.[68]
- 2019 – Dundee Synagogue closes.[53]
See also edit
Notes edit
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 674–676.
- Lynch, Michael (2001). The Oxford companion to Scottish history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211696-7.
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