1836 – 3 February: the first government steamboat, Willem I, arrived at the Batavia shipyard of Island Onrust. This was followed by the arrival of another steamer from the "Nederland" Royal Mail line in September 1871.[7]
The opening of Suez Canal reduces the voyage from Europe to Batavia to 5 weeks.[10]
Batavia Tramway Company started the horse-tram line, 'nr 1: Old Batavia' (now Kota Tua). The route started at Amsterdam Poort in the northern end of Prinsenstraat (now Jalan Cengkeh) and then reached Molenvliet (Jalan Gajah Madah) and Harmonie.[11]
15 September: Batavia-Buitenzorg railway line completed.[8]
16 September: Batavia-Buitenzorg railway line's service was opened[13]
1877 – A boom occurred in the international trade activity with Europe and the increase of shipping led to the construction of a new harbor at Tanjung Priok between 1877 and 1883.[7]
1 December: the first dock of the Netherlands Indian Dry Docks Company was opened on Pulau Amsterdam (Eiland Amsterdam, present Pulau Untung Jawa) in the roadsteads of Batavia.[7]
First Section of The Road connecting Kotabaru Kebayoran Baru into then-City Proper (Gadjah Mada-Hayam Wuruk-Medan Merdeka Street Axis), Mohammad Husni Thamrin Street construction completed.[16]
1955 – Second and the final section of the road connecting Kotabaru Kebayoran Baru into then-city proper (Gadjah Mada-Hayam Wuruk-Medan Merdeka Street Axis), Sudirman Street construction Completed.
1957 – Water Treatment Plant Pejompangan I created.[12]
2016 – 4 November: an Islamistmass protest took place on 4 November 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was attended by an estimated 50,000–200,000 protesters,[38][39] and was aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (popularly known as "Ahok"), for an alleged blasphemy of the Quran, the Islamic holy book.[40]
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