Timeline of Debrecen

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• 1317 - Battle of Debrecen (1317).
• 1538 - Debrecen Calvinist College founded.
• 1552 - Town adopted the Protestant faith.[1]
• 1686 - Town captured by the imperial forces.[1]
• 1693 - Town was made a royal free city.[1]
• 1746 - Church of St. Anne, Debrecen built.[2]
• 1822 - Reformed Great Church built.[2]
• 1849
  • 14 April: Lajos Kossuth proclaimed the deposition of the Habsburg dynasty[3]
  • August: Battle of Debrecen (1849).
  • Heroes' Cemetery, Debrecen established.
  • Town captured by the Russians.[1]
• 1857 - Budapest-Debrecen railway begins operating.
• 1861 - Emlékkert (Debrecen) (park) established.[4]
• 1869 - Debrecen newspaper in publication.[5]
• 1884 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
• 1890 - Population: 58,952.[6]
• 1893 - Synagogue built on Pásti Street.[7]
• 1895 - De Ruyter obelisk erected.[3]
• 1897 - Synagogue opens on Deák Ferenc Street.[7]
• 1900 - Population: 75,006.[8]

• 1902 - Déri Múzeum and Debreceni VSC (sport club) established.
• 1903 - Debreceni Független Újság newspaper in publication.[5]
• 1910 - Population: 92,729.[8]
• 1911
  • Electric tram begins operating.
  • Debreceni Nagy Újság newspaper in publication.[5]

Debrecen in 1912

• 1912
  • Hungarian Royal University established.
  • Debreceni Hírlap newspaper in publication.[5]
• 1914 - Lajos Kossuth statue erected in Belváros (Debrecen).
• 1915 - Grand Hotel Aranybika rebuilt.
• 1930
  • Debrecen Airport begins operating.
  • Population: 116,013.
• 1944
  • October: Battle of Debrecen.
  • 21 December: "Provisional National Assembly meets in recently liberated city of Debrecen."[9]
• 1950 - Stadion Oláh Gábor Út (stadium) opens (approximate date).
• 1955 - Debreceni VSC wins its first Hungarian women's handball championship.
• 1958 - Debrecen Zoo opens.
• 1960 - Population: 134,930.
• 1961 - Debrecen Station rebuilt.
• 1966
  • István Ács becomes mayor.
  • Debrecen flower festival active.
• 1970 - Debreceni Vadkakasok basketball team formed.
• 1974 - Population: 179,755.[10]
• 1980 - Population: 198,195.
• 1981 - Debrecen hosts the 1981 European Judo Championships.
• 1985 - Debrecen trolleybus begins operating.
• 1988 - Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra founded.[11]
• 1990 - József Hevessy becomes mayor.
• 1991
  • Debrecen Reformed Theological University active.
  • 18 August: Visit of Pope John Paul II.[12]
• 1993 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza established.[13]
• 1995 - Sister city partnership signed between Debrecen and Lublin, Poland.[14]
• 1998 - Lajos Kósa becomes mayor.

• 2002
  • February: Főnix Hall arena opens.
  • November: Debrecen hosts the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
• 2003 - Debrecen Waterpark built.
• 2004 - Debrecen co-hosts the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship.
• 2005 - Debreceni VSC wins its first Hungarian football championship.
• 2006 - Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex opens.
• 2007 - Debrecen hosts the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships.
• 2008 - Debrecen Market Hall built.

Debrecen in the 2010s

• 2010 - Debrecen co-hosts the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship.
• 2011 - Population: 211,320.
• 2012 - Debrecen co-hosts the 2012 European Aquatics Championships.
• 2013 - Debrecen hosts the 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
• 2014
  • Papp László becomes mayor.
  • December: Debrecen co-hosts the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship.
• 2015
  • June: Debrecen co-hosts the EuroBasket Women 2015.
  • June: Migrant unrest.[15]
• 2020 - Debrecen hosts the 2020 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
• 2021 - Pope John Paul II monument unveiled in the 30th anniversary of his visit.[12]
• 2022 - Debrecen co-hosts the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.

• Debrecen history
• List of mayors of Debrecen
• Timelines of other cities in Hungary: Budapest

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