Timeline of Dundee history
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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]
- 1239 – The High School of Dundee opens.
- 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]
- 1759 – Birth of William Playfair, inventor of graphical methods of statistics including the line, area and bar chart.
- 1795 - Birth of William Lyon Mackenzie, a journalist and politician who became the first mayor of Toronto in 1834, playing a key role in its establishment as a city, and later led a failed rebellion in Upper Canada in 1837.[7]
- 1797 – James Keiller & Son, a jam and marmalade factory, is established.[8]
- 1798 – Dundee Infirmary opens in King Street.[9][10]
1800–1899
[edit]- 1801 – The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser.[8]
- 1812 – Mary Shelley moves to Dundee from London. Her time in the city influences her writing, eventually inspiring her to write Frankenstein.[11][12]
- 1819 – Dundee Infirmary granted royal charter and renamed "Dundee Royal Infirmary and Asylum".[9]
- 1820 – Dundee Asylum formally established as a separate entity from Dundee Royal Infirmary and opened in premises in Albert Street.[9][13]
- 1825 – Walter Scott writes Bonnie Dundee a poem and song in honour of John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee.[14][15]
- 1831 – Dundee and Newtyle Railway opens.[16]
- 1834 – James Chalmers publicly exhibits the adhesive postage stamp.[17]
- 1835
- James Bowman Lindsay demonstrates a constant electric light at a public meeting at the city's Thistle Hall.[18][19]
- First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's jute trade.[8]
- 1836 – St Andrew's Cathedral completed.[20]
- 1838 – Dundee and Arbroath Railway opens.[21]
- 1839 – James Chalmers submits his adhesive postage stamp proposal to the UK Government.[22][23]
- 1847 - Dundee and Perth Railway opens.[24]
- 1849 - The construction of Camperdown Works begins.[25]
- 1851 – St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens.[26]
- 1853 – Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is completed.[27]
- 1855 - New Dundee Royal Infirmary opened in Barrack Road, replacing King Street building.[9]
- 1855 – St Paul's Cathedral completed.[28]
- 1857 – Birth of Williamina Fleming, an astronomer who discovered the Horsehead Nebula and white dwarf stars, and catalogued hundreds of stars.
- 1860 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital opened in Union Place.[29]
- 1863 – Baxter Park opens.[30]
- 1864 – Thomas John MacLagan begins working at Dundee Royal Infirmary, where his use of salicin to treat patients lays the groundwork for the development of aspirin.[4]
- 1867 – The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute.[31]
- 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.[8]
- 1878 – First Tay Rail Bridge opens.[32]
- 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.[13]
- 1879 – Tay Bridge Disaster: The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people.[33]
- 1881 – University of Dundee established as University College, Dundee by deed of endowment.[34][35]
- 1885 – Harris Academy, Dundee’s first public school, opens to pupils.
- 1887 – Second Tay Rail Bridge opens.[36]
- 1888 – Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology.[37]
- 1889
- Dundee becomes the first Scottish city to be granted city status.[38][39]
- King's Cross Hospital opens as a fever hospital for patients suffering from infectious diseases.[40][41]
- 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.[42][43]
- 1897 – Dundee Women's Hospital opens.[44]
- 1899 – Royal Victoria Hospital opens as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables.[2][45]
1900–1999
[edit]- 1901
- Population of Dundee estimated to be 161,173.[2]
- RRS Discovery, the world’s first purpose built scientific research ship is built and launched.
- 1905 – DC Thomson is established.
- 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky.[46]
- 1909 – Dundee United F.C. forms as Dundee Hibernian.[47]
- 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens.[48]
- 1915
- Dundee Women's Hospital moves to a new building in Elliot Road.[49]
- The 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion Black Watch sustains significant losses at the Battle of Loos.[50]
- 1918 – Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers founded in Dundee, initially to protect the prices of its members' products.[51]
- 1919 - The Kingsway opens to the public, becoming the first ring road system in the UK.
- 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.[52]
- 1923 – The Caird Hall concert auditorium formally opened by Edward, Prince of Wales.[53][54]
- 1925 – War memorial opens at the summit of Dundee Law.[55]
- 1933 – Dundee City Chambers opens.[56]
- 1935 – Mills Observatory opens.[57]
- 1936 – Green's Playhouse opens.
- 1938 – The Beano is first published by DC Thomson.
- 1939 - Dundee Repertory Theatre founded, initially based in Nicoll Street.[58]
- 1946
- Camperdown Country Park opens.[59]
- A twinning agreement is established between Dundee and Orleans, France. Dundee’s first twin city.
- 1959 — Dundee and Zadar, Croatia become twin cities.
- 1962 — Dundee twins with Alexandria, Virginia in the United States and Würzburg in Germany.
- 1963
- Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished.[27]
- Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire.[58]
- Dundee Airport opens.[60]
- "Beatlemania" is coined for the first time at The Beatles' concert at the Caird Hall.[61]
- 1966 – Tay Road Bridge opens.[62]
- 1967 – University of Dundee gains independent status.[34]
- 1974 – Ninewells Hospital opens.[63]
- 1978
- The Wellgate Centre opens.
- Dundee Synagogue opens.[64]
- 1980
- Scottish League Cup Final takes place at Dens Park.[65]
- Dundee and Nablus, Palestine become twin cities.
- 1982 – New Dundee Repertory Theatre opens.[66][58]
- 1984 – DMA Design is established.
- 1986 – RRS Discovery returns to Dundee from London.
- 1991 – Lemmings is released by DMA Design.
- 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.[67]
- Discovery Point, a visitor centre dedicated to the RRS Discovery, opens.
- 1994 – Abertay University gains university status.
- 1996 – Verdant Works Museum opens.[68]
- 1997
- The world's first computer games design degree is introduced at Abertay University.
- Grand Theft Auto is first released by DMA Design.
- Green's Playhouse is rebuilt after a fire and operates as a Mecca Bingo Hall.
- 1998
- Dundee Royal Infirmary closes.[10]
- Last jute cargo arrives in Dundee bringing an end to the city's jute trade.[69]
- 1999 – Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre opens.[70]
2000–present
[edit]- 2000
- Dundee Central Mosque opens.[71]
- Dundee Science Centre opens.[72]
- Dundee International Book Prize established.[73]
- The Overgate Centre opens.
- 2004 — Dundee and Dubai, United Arab Emirates become twin cities.
- 2006
- The world's first ethical hacking degree is introduced at Abertay University.
- Radio 1's Big Weekend takes place at Camperdown Country Park.
- 2007 – Scottish Challenge Cup Final takes place in Dens Park.[74]
- 2009 – Dundee International Submarine Memorial dedicated.[75]
- 2010 – Dundee Museum of Transport established.[76]
- 2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens.[77]
- 2013
- Dundee is shortlisted for the UK City of Culture in 2017, but loses out to Hull.
- Dundee and West Dundee in the United States become twin cities.
- 2014
- Dundee granted UNESCO City of Design status, the first city in the UK to receive the designation.[78]
- The University of Dundee's Discovery Centre opens.
- 2016 – Beano Studios is established by DC Thomson.
- 2017
- Dundee International Book Prize disestablished.[73]
- Dundee bids to be European Capital of Culture for 2023, but due to Brexit, the bid is terminated.
- 2018
- First Dundee pride event held.[79]
- V&A Dundee Museum opens.[80]
- 2019 – Dundee Synagogue closes.[64]
- 2020 – NHS Tayside announces that they have "effectively eliminated" hepatitis C.[81]
- 2021
- Dundee is named as the UK's only "City of the Future" by Cognizant.[82]
- Emanata Studios is established as a division of Beano Studios by DC Thomson.
- 2022
- 2022 Kirkton riot: Disturbance takes place in the Kirkton area of the city which leads to multiple arrests.
- Dundee, along with Perth and Fife form a bid to be UK City of Culture in 2025, but the bid does not get shortlisted.
- 2023
- Radio 1's Big Weekend takes place at Camperdown Country Park for the second time. Dundee becomes the first Scottish city to host the event twice.
- The first Scottish Esports degree is introduced by Dundee and Angus College.[83]
- 2024 – The Competitive Games Lab and Wacom Cintiq Lab opens at Abertay University, specialising in research and development in gaming, esports and digital art.
- 2025
- The CoSTAR Realtime Lab is expected to open at Dundee’s waterfront, specialising in developing new technologies for TV, film and gaming.
- LIVEHOUSE Dundee, a 4,500-seat live entertainment venue is expected to open at the former Green's Playhouse site.
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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