The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France.
Prior to 19th century
262 CE - Nice taken by Goth forces. 859 - Nice sacked by Saracens. 880 - Nice sacked by Saracens again. 1388 - effected. 1538 - signed in Nice. 1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces. 1545 - (bridge) rebuilt. 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice. 1564 - Major earthquake. 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed. 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV. 1720 Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Medical school established. 1724 - church built. 1770 - Quai des Ponchettes built. 1772 - newspaper begins publication. 1780 - paved. 1783 - Cimetière du Château (cemetery) established. 1784 - built. 1790 - Public library founded. 1792 - Conquered by French Revolutionary troops in September, annexed in November. 1793 Nice becomes part of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. Population: 24,117. 1800 - May: Nice occupied briefly by Austrian forces.(fr)
19th century
1812 - (school) opens. 1814 - Nice is returned to and thus becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia per Congress of Vienna. 1822 - Promenade des Anglais construction begins. 1832 - 25 April: Religious taken in response to cholera epidemic. 1846 - Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice founded. 1852 (church) built. English circulating library active. 1854 - (park) opens. 1855 - Maritime trade flourishes. 1856 - Population: 44,091. 1860 - . 1861 - Francization begins. 1863 - Phare du Littoral newspaper begins publication. 1864 Avenue Jean Médecin laid out. Nice-Ville station opened. 1867 - Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, established. 1870 - Swiss and Nice Times newspaper begins publication. 1879 Horsecar tramway begins operating. newspaper begins publication. 1881 - 23 March: Opéra de Nice burns down. 1882 built. (bridge) demolished. 1883 - L'Éclaireur newspaper begins publication. 1884 - built. 1885 - Opéra de Nice rebuilt. 1886 - built. 1887 - Nice Observatory inaugurated. 1890 - Nice Lawn Tennis Club established. 1891 4 October: unveiled in . Population: 88,273. 1892 Gare du Sud built. Grasse-Nice Chemins de Fer de Provence (railway) begins operating. 1896 - erected in the Jardin Albert 1er. 1900 - Electric tramway begins operating.
20th century
1901-1944
1901 - Population: 105,109. 1903 - A la mieu bella Nissa popular song written. 1904 Gymnaste Club de Nice formed. Promenade des Anglais extended to the river Var. 1911 - Population: 142,940. 1912 - Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens, funded by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 1913 - Hotel Negresco in business. 1916 - Conservatory of Nice founded. 1919 Canton of Nice-1, 2, 3, and 4 created. Victorine Studios of film established. 1927 - Stade du Ray (stadium) opens. 1928 - Palais des Arts opens. 1929 - Palais de la Méditerranée casino opens. 1931 - Population: 219,549. 1933 - (church) built. 1942 - 11 November: Italian occupation begins. 1943 - 8 September: Italian occupation ends. 1944 26 May: Bombing by Allied forces.(fr) 28 August: .
1945-1990s
1945 - Nice-matin newspaper begins publication. 1948 - Nice Jazz Festival begins. 1954 Centre International de Formation Européenne headquartered in Nice. Population: 244,360. 1955 - Canton of Nice-5 and 6 created. 1956 - Fountain installed in the Place Masséna. 1963 - Musée Matisse opens. 1968 - Population: 322,442. 1970 - Palais Lascaris (musical instrument museum) opened. 1973 established. Canton of Nice-7, 8, 9, , and created. 1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur. 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice.(fr) 1982 , , and created. Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built. 1988 - newspaper begins publication. 1991 - Gare de Nice CP opens. 1995 - Jacques Peyrat becomes mayor. 1999 established. Population: 342,738.
21st century
2000s
2001 - 26 February: European Treaty of Nice signed in city. 2002 - Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur created. 2003 - Bombing. 2007 - Nice tramway opens. 2008 - Christian Estrosi becomes mayor.
2010s
2011
Metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur created. Population: 344,064. 2013 Allianz Riviera stadium opens. 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice. 2014 - March: held. 2015 February: Stabbing. October: occurs. December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held. 2016 - July: Terrorist attack kills 86 and injures 434.
2020s
2020 - October: Terrorist attack kills three, with one victim being beheaded.