The name is first recorded as Sopoth in 1283 and Sopot in 1291.

Another of the villages that constitute today's Sopot, Świemirowo, was first mentioned in 1212 in a document by Mestwin I, who granted it to the Premonstratensian ( Norbertine ) monastery in nearby Żukowo.

The village of Sopot, which later became the namesake for the whole city, was first mentioned in 1283 when it was granted to the Cistercians.

In 1819 Wegner opened the first public bath in Sopot and tried to promote the newly-established spa among the inhabitants of Danzig, but the undertaking was a financial failure.

In 1870 Sopot saw the opening of its first rail line: the new Danzig-Kolberg rail road that was later extended to Berlin.

Although in 1954 the Higher School of Arts was moved to Gdańsk, Sopot remained an important centre of culture, and in 1956 the first Polish jazz festival was held there ( until then jazz had been banned by the Communist authorities ).

In 1961 the Sopot International Song Festival was inaugurated, although it was held in Gdańsk in its first three years – it moved to its permanent venue at Sopot's Forest Opera in 1964.

Their first performance was during the music festival in Sopot, Poland, in 1992.

In 2000, Myskina scored first career Top 20 victory over number 17 Barbara Schett en route to a Sopot semifinal.

The Baltic Institute was re-established in 1945 with its headquarters first in Bydgoszcz, Sopot and then in Gdańsk.

She won her first title of her career in Sopot, defeating two seeds – including World No. 24 Patty Schnyder – en route to the final, which she won when opponent Henrieta Nagyová retired during the second set.

Later that same year, Monique Leyrac performed it at the International Song Festival in Sopot, Poland, taking first prize with it.

Sopot uses the nanotechnology to enhance his already formidable military forces, and successfully creates the first supersoldiers with the research data.

Jean Georg Haffner (* 1777 in Colmar in Alsace, † 20 April 1830 in Danzig ) was a medical doctor and the founder of the first spa located in Sopot.

The Sopot Pier ()-the pier in the city of Sopot, built as a pleasure pier and as a mooring point for cruise boats, first opened in 1827.

She also lost in the first round in Palermo but reached the second round of the Idea Prokom Open in Sopot.

The following week at the clay court Orange Prokom Open in Sopot, Poland, Pennetta won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Klára Koukalová in the final.

After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning a Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.

Performed for the first time in 1963 at the Sopot International Song Festival by Tamara Miansarova, the song earned her first prize there and immediately became popular throughout the USSR and in other countries too.

2001 was a breakthrough season for Robredo: He reached his first final at the ATP Tour level in Casablanca and won his first title on the main tour in Sopot.

Robredo later won his first title of the year by beating José Acasuso in straight sets at Sopot, the tournament where he had won his first ATP Tour title six years earlier.

The Thai zodiac includes a Naga in place of the Dragon and begins, not at Chinese New Year, but at either on the first day of fifth month in Thai lunar calendar, or during the Songkran festival ( now celebrated every 13 – 15 April ), depending on the purpose of the use.

* The first day of the festival of Ridván.

The Donkey brae run is held on the first Sunday of the festival and is popular nationwide, with a 7-mile race, 2-mile run and a 1-mile run for children.

Beltane () is the anglicised spelling of the Goidelic name for either the month of May or the festival held on the first day of May.

Couplets displayed as part of the Chinese New Year festival, on the first morning of the New Year, are called chunlian.

The first form of Devo was the " Sextet Devo " which performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival.

The longest established festival is the Edinburgh International Festival, which first ran in 1947.

Euripides first competed in the City Dionysia, the famous Athenian dramatic festival, in 455 BC, one year after the death of Aeschylus, and it was not until 441 BC that he won a first prize.

On June 11, the Matralia was celebrated at that temple in honor of Mater Matuta ; this festival was only for women during their first marriage.

The first major film festival was held in Venice in 1932 ; the other major and oldest film festivals of the world are: Cannes Film Festival ( 1946 ), Festival del film Locarno ( 1946 ), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( 1946 ), Edinburgh International Film Festival ( 1947 ), Melbourne International Film Festival ( 1951 ), Berlin International Film Festival ( 1951 ) and Toronto International Film Festival ( 1976 ).

The first North American high film festival was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival, also known as The Chris Awards, held in 1953.

Today there are thousands of film festivals around the world, ranging from high profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, UT ) to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia, PA ), and the first U. S. film festival dedicated to honoring the impact of music in film: the Park City Film Music Festival: http :// www. PCFMF. com.

Digital feature film distribution began in 2005, along with the arrival of the world's first online film festival, the GreenCine Online Film Festival, sponsored by DivX.

The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers.

At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Entre les murs ( The Class ) won the Palme d ' Or, the first French victory at the festival in 21 years.

The first use of Hercules as a revolutionary symbol was during a festival celebrating the National Assembly ’ s victory over federalism on 10 August 1793.

The first month of the festival year is Nisan.

This is a festival of nature and mother earth where the first day is for the cows and buffalos.

They usually celebrate the festival when the first stirrings of spring are felt, or on the full moon nearest this.

The festival is observed in Jewish homes by the kindling of lights on each of the festival's eight nights, one on the first night, two on the second night and so on.

* Adur festival The first two weeks of June every year.

* The first day of the Gawai Dayak festival ( Sarawak )

The eight-day festival is marked by the kindling of lights — one on the first night, two on the second, and so on — using a special candle holder called a Chanukkiyah, or a Hanukkah menorah.

Nonetheless, that year he attended a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first world championship at the Phillip Island Classic festival of motorsport, and in 2010 flew to Bahrain with most of the other surviving Formula One world drivers ' champions for a celebration of 60 years of the Formula One world championship.