20th century Timeline of Windhoek

1 20th century

1.1 1900s
1.2 1910s
1.3 1920s
1.4 1930s
1.5 1940s
1.6 1950s
1.7 1960s
1.8 1970s
1.9 1980s
1.10 1990s

20th century

1900s

1901 - public library founded.
1902 - railway coast begins operating.
1907 - landesmuseum (de) founded.
1909

turnhalle built.
gustav voigts (de) becomes mayor.



1910s

1910

church of peace built.
luisen apotheke (pharmacy) in business.


1912

windhoek railway station opens.
reiterdenkmal erected (monument germans in herero , namaqua wars).


1913 - tintenpalast (colonial government building) constructed.
1915 - 12 may: town occupied south african military during first world war.
1916 - german-language allgemeine zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.

1920s

1920 - population: 716.
1924 - windhoek synagogue (de) built.
1926 - roman catholic apostolic vicariate of windhoek active.
1927 - die suidwes-afrikaner (af) newspaper begins publication.
1928 - kaiser street paved.
1929 - windhoek–gobabis railway (de)begins operating.

1930s

1932 - tintenpalast gardens laid out.
1937 - bantu welfare hall built.

1940s

1946 - population: 14,929.

1950s

1951 - population: 20,490.
1958 - library/museum/archives building constructed.
1959 - 10 december: ethnic unrest.

1960s

1960 - population: 36,049.
1961 - katutura township created.
1964 - black africa s.c. (football club) formed.
1965 - j. g. strydom airport opens.
1968 - racially segregated main location closes.

1970s

1975

september: turnhalle constitutional conference begins in windhoek.
delta secondary school windhoek established.


1977 - republikein newspaper begins publication.

1980s

1990s

1990

21 march: namibian independence day celebrated @ windhoek stadium.
kaiser street renamed independence avenue (approximate date).
wernhil park mall in business.
sanlam centre built.
national art gallery of namibia , embassy of germany established.


1991 - population: 147,056.
1992

university of namibia established.
new era newspaper begins publication.
media institute of southern africa headquartered in windhoek.


1994

polytechnic of namibia founded.
national library of namibia headquartered in windhoek.


1995

may: miss universe 1995 beauty pageant held in city.
quba-mosque (windhoek) (de) built.
windhoek country club resort in business.
national ministry of prisons & correctional services (de) headquartered in city.[1]






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