Timeline of Białystok
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The city of Białystok has existed for five centuries, during all this time the fate of the city has passed between various political and economic forces. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Białystok, Poland.
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Prior to 18th century
18th century
19th century
- 1807 - Town becomes part of Russia, per Peace of Tilsit;[1] and capital of the Belostok Oblast.
- 14 February 1808 – Izabella Poniatowska-Branicka dies
- 3 July 1812 – Napoleon's army enters the city,
- 13 July 1812 – Declaration of the inhabitants of communication with the Commonwealth,
- 4 August 1812 – Russian army enters the city
- 8 August 1812 – giving a new coat of the city by Tsar Alexander I
- 13 December 1830 – announcement of martial law by the Russian authorities in connection with the outbreak of the November Uprising,
- 1 February 1831 – setting up headquarters in the Russian army commander, Field Marshal Hans Karl von Diebitsch, whose task was to suppress the November Uprising
- 1834 – a ban on teaching in schools in the Polish language
- 1842 - Town becomes capital of the Belоstok Oblast of the Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire.
- 1845 - Woollen mill built.[1]
- 1857 - Population: 13,787.[1]
- 15 December 1859 – was born Ludwik Zamenhof – the creator of the international language Esperanto,
- 13 June 1860 – the beginning of a patriotic demonstration under the banner of national unity and fight against colonization,
- 9 June 1861 – arrive in the city representative of the Whites, Andrzej Artur Zamoyski
- 1862 – Opening of the Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway through the city
- 24 April 1863 – the beginning of the January Uprising in the Bialystok area
- 1877 – expanding the city limits: integrated railway station, the village of Piaski and Las Zwierzyniecki
- 1886 – the railway line Bialystok – Vawkavysk – Baranovichi
- 1891 – Launch of the first telephone exchange
- 1895 – launch of three lines of horse tram
- 1897 - Population: 63,927.[3]
- 1898 – establishment of the Volunteer Fire Department
20th century
21st century
See also
References
This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia.
- 1 2 3 4 "Byelostok", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- 1 2 3 George Lerski (1996). "Bialystok". Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0.
- ↑ "Russia: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1898.
- 1 2 "Białystok". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- 1 2 3 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Bialystok", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 213, OL 6112221M
- 1 2 "Poland: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ↑ "Culture.pl". Warsaw: Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Poland". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Concise Statistical Yearbook of Poland 2014". Central Statistical Office of Poland.
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