Timeline of Amsterdam

• 2700~2750 BC - age of Neolithic shards of Bell Beaker culture pottery found under Rokin • 2200~2000 BC - age of granite grinding stone found under Damrak • 10th c. - Farmers settling at upstream Amstel • 1105 - Wolfger van Amstel mentioned in a document as scultetus of "Amestelle" (Amstelland). • 1170 - All Saint's Flood made settlement possible at the banks of downstream Amstel • 1213 - Founding Oude Kerk in this settlement • 1270 - Dam built in Amstel River (approximate date). • 1275 • "Amestelledamme" (meaning: 'dam in the Amstel') appears for the first time in a charter. • 27 October, Count Floris V of the County of Holland granted traders, sailors and fishermen exemption from tolls. • 1300 - Population: 1000. • 1303 - Siege of Amsterdam • 1306 - Amsterdam granted city rights. Oude Kerk consecrated. • 1345 - 15 March: Alleged "Miracle of Amsterdam" occurs. • 1347 - Heilige Stede chapel built. • 1389 - The city was first called Aemsterdam in an authentic piece. ==17th century==

• 1600 - Population: 50,000. • 1602 - Amsterdam Stock Exchange and Dutch East India Company founded. • 1603 - Hendrick de Keyser becomes city architect. • 1606 - Oost-Indisch Huis built. • 1607 - English Reformed Church established. • 1609 - Bank of Amsterdam established. • 1611 - built. • 1613 - Grachtengordel development begins. • 1614 - Nieuwmarkt created. • 1617 • First Dutch Academy formed. • Korenbeurs built. • Town gate remodeled as Weigh House. • 1619 - Westerhal built. • 1621 - Dutch West India Company founded. • 1622 - Cromhouthuizen built. • 1631 - Artist Rembrandt moves to Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam. • 1672 - Johannes Hudde becomes mayor. • 1675 - Portuguese Synagogue built. • 1679 - Wynand-Fockink in business. • 1682 - Begijnhof Chapel and Amstelhof built. • 1683 - Society of Suriname established. • 1691 - Skinny Bridge built. • 1696 - Aansprekersoproer riots ==18th century==

• 1748 • Pachtersoproer riots • Demands from Doelistenmovement • 1765 - Stadstekenacademie founded. and established. • 1780 - built. • 1785 - Seamen's Institute, and Society for Public Welfare organized. • 1787 - Prussians in power. • 1794 • Metz & Co established. • Population: 217,024. • 1795 - January: French in power. • 1800 - Barrack of St. Charles built. ==19th century==

• 1808 • Amsterdam becomes capital of Kingdom of Holland, client state of the French Empire. • City Hall becomes the Royal Palace. • Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts founded. • 1867 • Heineken brewery built. • Amstel Hotel opens. • 1869 - Netherlands Bank building constructed. • 1870 • Rijksakademie, De Bijenkorf shop, and Amstel Brewery founded. • Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (steamship line) in business. • 1872 - Construction of the first social housing project, de Dubbeltjespanden • 1874 • Amsterdam–Zutphen railway constructed. • Amsterdamse Toneelschool established. • 1875 - housing association formed. • 1876 • North Sea Canal opens. • Population: 281,944. • 1877 - Municipal University of Amsterdam and Teekenschool voor Kunstambachten founded. • 1878 - Den Helder–Amsterdam railway begins operating. • 1880 - Vrije Universiteit established. • 1881 • Telephone in operation. • 1885 - Rijksmuseum opens. • 1886 - July: Palingoproer eel riot occurs. • 1887 • Orange riots.. • Elsevier publisher in business. • Basilica of St. Nicholas built. • 1888 - Concertgebouw built, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra founded. • 1889 - Amsterdam Centraal railway station opens. • 1890 - Victoria Hotel, Amsterdam in business. • 1893 - Economic unrest. • 1894 - Stadsschouwburg rebuilt. • 1895 • (exhibit) held. • Museum Willet-Holthuysen and Catholic Ignatius Gymnasium (school) established. • 1896 - Hotel de l'Europe in business on the . • 1900 • Gemeentetram Amsterdam tramway established. • historical society and AFC Ajax football club formed. • Population: 523,557. ==20th century==

1900-1939 • 1903 • Railroad Strike. • Beurs van Berlage built. • 1904 • Hulp voor Onbehuisden (HvO, shelters for homeless people) founded. • August: International Socialist Congress held. • 1906 - Amsterdam Wind Orchestra ATH formed. • 1907 - cinema • 1920 • Construction of the Defence Line of Amsterdam completed. • Muzieklyceum and Rialto cinema • 1926 • Amsterdam Museum established. • Royal Tropical Institute building constructed • HEMA (store) in business on Kalverstraat. • 1927 - American Women's Club Amsterdam founded. • 1928 - Summer Olympics held. • 1929 - Palace of National Industry burns down. • 1932 - Joods Historisch Museum opens. • 1933 - Alhambra Theater opens. • 1934 • July: Jordaanoproer. • cinema opens. • 1936 - Theatre built. • 1939 • Amsterdam Amstel railway station opens. • built. World War II • 1940 • 11 May: Bombing of Amsterdam by the Luftwaffe • German occupation begins • Het Parool newspaper begins publication. • 1941 • February strike. • 1960 • Anne Frank House museum established on the Prinsengracht. • Academie voor Kleinkunst (school) founded. • Uitzendbureau Amstelveen (now Randstad NV) was founded. • 1961 - Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre opens. • 1962 - Hilton Hotel in business. • 1965 - Counterculture Provo (movement) begins. • 1966 • 13–14 June: (labor unrest) occurs. • 1968 in Amsterdam, April 1968 • Art & Project gallery opens. • Theaterschool founded. • 1969 • March: Bed-In for Peace held. • May: Student protest occurs at the University of Amsterdam . • 1975 • Flag of Amsterdam design adopted. • Rainbow Foundation, De Appel art centre, and Other Books and So founded. • Amsterdam Marathon and SAIL Amsterdam begin. • 1976 - Sweelinck Conservatorium formed. • 1977 • 9 May: Hotel Polen fire. • Amsterdam Metro begins operating. • Uitmarkt begins • 1978 - MonteVideo founded. • 1979 • Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra founded. • (prison) closed. • 1981 - 21 November: Protest against stationing of NATO missiles. • 1999 - OT301 squat begins. • 2000 • Prostitution in the Netherlands legalized. • Euronext founded. • HvO and RIBW Querido merge to form HVO-Querido, an organisation that helps homeless people ==21st century==

• 2001 • 1 April: First legalized same-sex marriage in the Netherlands occurs. • Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam and Heineken Music Hall open. • Job Cohen becomes mayor. • 290 Square Meters opens its first shop • 2004 - 2 November: Filmmaker Van Gogh killed on . • 2006 - Amsterdam Film eXperience begins. • 2007 • KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival begins. • Diamond Museum Amsterdam opens. • Centrale Bibliotheek moves into new building. • Amsterdam City Archives relocates to De Bazel building. • De Schreeuw memorial erected in the Oosterpark. • 2014 • 17 July: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 departs from Amsterdam, later crashes in Ukraine. • 2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack • 2019 • December: The start of Stichting Nederlied for special dutch language theatre • 2022 • The municipality Weesp merged with Amsterdam on 24 March 2022. • Population: 903.000 in March 2022. • 2024 • March. Opening of the Dutch National Holocaust Museum • 2024 University of Amsterdam pro-Palestinian campus occupations • November 2024 Amsterdam riots • 2025 • March 2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack • August Killing of Lisa from Abcoude ==Images==

File:Thomas de Keyser - Syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild - Google Art Project.jpg|Portrait of the syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild, established in 1601 (painting from 1627) File:Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp.jpg|Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons anatomy lesson on 31 January 1632 File:SB 4512-De brand van het oude stadhuis op de Dam (7 juli 1652).jpg|Stadhuis on fire, 7 July 1652 File:Aviary of the Blauw Jan Inn by Isaac de Moucheron Gemeentearchief Amsterdam.png|Aviary, Blauw Jan Inn, Amsterdam, ca.1700 File:Station d'Eenhonderd Roe Amsterdam 001.jpg|Train begins operating, 1839 Image:Amsterdamcentral.jpg|Centraal Station, Amsterdam, ca.1890s File:Onlusten in Amsterdam, Telegraaf-auto's in brand op NZ Voorburgwal.jpg|Labor unrest, 1966 ==See also==