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Thomas More's (1478-1535) famous work: Utopia is published.
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Start of the Jesuit Order in Antwerp.
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Start of the Quinten Matsijs Café, which throughout the centuries has been both a bar and an inn.
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Opening of the first College in the Jesuit Order.
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Begin of the construction of the church. It took until 1621 to complete it. Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) decorated the church with many ceiling paintings.
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Pope Clement XIV closes the Jesuit Order in Antwerp.
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The Jesuit Order returns to Antwerp.
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The Jesuit Order establishes the secondary school: Sint Ignatius Instituut.
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Establishment of the Hoger Handelsgesticht (higher eductation in business) which later on, moves to the Prinsstraat in Antwerp.
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The former Jezuïetenplein (Jesuit Square) is named after the famous writer Hendrik Conscience.
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The Sisters of Love establish the first school in higher business eduction, which solely accepts girls.
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In a café on the Hendrik Conscience square (het Pannenhuis) the first Pink Floyd concert in Antwerp takes place.
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On the Hendrik Conscience square, was a happening which wanted to adress awareness to the car filled Antwerp. They placed huge ice cubes on the square and protested for a square with lots of green, where kids could play. Their happening got sufficient attention and in 1972 the square was the first one to become completely car free.
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Due to protests, the Hendrik Conscience square became the first car free square in Antwerp.
