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- 3rd century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens established.[1]
- 1117 – Charter of commune granted to Amiens by the bishop.[2]
- 1185 – Amiens becomes part of the crown lands of France per Treaty of Boves.[3]
- 1220 – Amiens Cathedral construction begins.[3]
- 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
- 1435 - Philip the Good of Burgundy in power per Congress of Arras.[3]
- 1477 - Amiens again becomes part of the crown lands of France.[3]
- 1496 – Amiens customary laws codified.[2]
- 1550 – Town Hall construction begins.[3]
- 1597 – Siege of Amiens (1597).[3]
- 1750 – Amiens Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded.[5]
- 1751 – Jardin des Plantes, Amiens (garden) created.
- 1761 – Amiens Chamber of Commerce established.
- 1790 – Amiens becomes part of the Somme souveraineté.[6]
- 1791 – Amiens Public Library founded.[7]
- 1796 – Archives départementales de la Somme established in the Hôtel des Feuillants.[8][9]
- 1800 – Population: 41,279.[6]
- 1802
- 25 March: International peace treaty signed in Amiens.[3]
- Picardy Museum founded.
- 1817 – Madeleine Cemetery, Amiens established.
- 1837 – Antiquarian Society established.[10]
- 1848 – Longueau–Boulogne railway begins operating.
- 1849 – Statue of Du Cange erected in the Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens.
- 1863 – Saint-Acheul cemetery established.
- 1865 – Linnean Society of North-Picardy active.[5]
- 1870 – November: Battle of Amiens (1870); Prussians in power.[3]
- 1886 – Population: 80,288.[11]
- 1889 – Cirque Jules-Verne (assembly hall) opens.[12]
- 1891 – Amiens tramway begins operating.
