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3000-2500 BC
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The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the lake. |
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| 58 BC |
Julius Caesar stopped the invasion of Helvetii towards Gaul and destroyed the bridge crossing the Rhône river. The name of Geneva was mentioned for the first time in De Bello Gallico. |
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| 443 AD |
Geneva was the first capital of the Germanic Burgundian Kingdom. |
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| 534 |
Geneva belonged to the Kingdom of the Merovingian and then the Carolingian Empire. |
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| 1032 |
Geneva was linked up with the Roman Germanic Empire. The Emperor delegated his power to the Bishop of Geneva. |
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| 1160 |
Beginning of the Saint Peter’s Cathedral building. |
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| 1260 |
Construction of the market-hall and expansion of the Geneva Fairs. |
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1387
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Grant by Bishop Adhémar Fabri of a Liberty Chart to the Geneva citizens. |
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1526
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Combourgeoisie between Geneva, Bern and Fribourg. |
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| 1536 |
The Reform was adopted by the General Council. |
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| 1541 |
Calvin was called back to Geneva where he settled. |
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| 1559 |
Foundation of the Geneva Academy, forerunner of the present University. |
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| 1584 |
Combourgeoisie between Geneva, Bern and Zurich. |
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| 1602 |
Charles Emmanuel the First, Duke of Savoy, failed in his attempt to storm the town by climbing up its high walls. The Memorial Day of this event called the « Escalade » an essential patriotic celebration of Geneva. |
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| 1685 |
Revocation of the Edit of Nantes which ended the liberty of protestant celebration in churches. New wave of Huguenot refugees in Geneva. |
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| 1712 |
Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Geneva. |
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| 1754-1778 |
Voltaire lived in Geneva and Ferney. |
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| 1798 |
Geneva was annexed by France and became the chief town of the Léman Department. |
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| 1813 |
Restoration of the Geneva Republic. |
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| 1814 |
Landing of the Swiss people at the Port-Noir. |
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| 1815 |
Geneva became a Swiss canton. |
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| 1842 |
The City of Geneva became an independent commune with a local Council elected by the population. |
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| 1847 |
The Geneva Constitution was adopted after the revolution of 1846 and is still in force today. |
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| 1850-1880 |
Demolition of fortifications allowing the expansion of the City. |
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| 1863 |
The International Red Cross Movement was established. |
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| 1879 |
First performance at the Grand Théâtre (Opera). |
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| 1891 |
Inauguration of the Jet d’Eau (Water Fountain). |
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| 1896 |
National Exhibition in Geneva. |
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| 1907 |
Separation of the Church and the State. |
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| 1918 |
The Orchestra of the Suisse Romande gave its first concert. |
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| 1919 |
Geneva became the Headquarters of the League of Nations. |
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| 1920 |
Construction of the runway of Cointrin Airport. |
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| 1924 |
First international motor show. |
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| 1930 |
Adoption by the Geneva people of the City and communes union. |
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| 1946 |
Geneva became the European Headquarters of the United Nations. |
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| 1953 |
CERN establishes its headquarters in Geneva. |
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| 1955 |
Summit conference between the United States, the Soviet Union, France and Great Britain. |
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| 1971 |
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organizes the first TELECOM in Geneva. |
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| 1985 |
Reagan-Gorbatchev Meeting. |
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| 1991 |
Birth of the World Wide Web in CERN. |
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| 2003 |
Inauguration of the Geneva Stadium.
Alinghi wins the America's Cup. |
