1522
Portuguese Colony at Santhome | |
1547
Bleeding Cross discovered at St. Thomas Mount.
Luz Church built. | |
1611
British build a factroy at Machilipatnam | |
1640
The city is named asChennapatnam.
Black Town Company formed. | |
1641
Madras made headquarters for
British factories on the East Coast. | |
1665
Governor Foxcroft deposed by Edward Winter in a coup. | |
1678
The First Bank opens at Chennai | |
1688
Corporation of Madras formed.
The first Mayor was Higginson. | |
1715
Bridge built between Fort and Island Grounds.
'St. George's the first western-style school began. | |
1733
The first Map of Madras was prepared | |
1752
The Presidency shifted to Madras. | |
1786
Madras Post Office established and
postal services commenced | |
1835
Madras Medical School (presently
Madras Medical College) establishted | |
1837
The General Assembly School (presently
Madras Christian College) opened | |
1841
The High School (presently Presidency College) opened | |
1842
Pachaiyappa's Central Institution (presently
Pachaiyappa's College) opened. | |
1846
Mards Cricket Club formed | |
1855
Nawabship of Carnatic abolished.
Government takes over Chepauk Palace. | |
1856
Between Madras to Arcot First Railway Line opened | |
1857
University of Madras is incorporated | |
1858
The Madras Police was formalised as service | |
1861
An Indian appointed to the Madras Legislative Assembly. | |
1871
First Census in Madras.
Drainage system evolved | |
1873
Cosmopolitan Club founded.
Central Station opened. | |
1874
Madras University Senate House formed | |
1878
The Hindu (India's largest selling
national newspaper) started publication | |
1882
Swadesamitran (a Tamil publication - not
published at present ) started publication. | |
1883
Theosophical Society formed with
Headquarters at Chennai | |
1887
Indian National congress meets at Madras | |
1892
Madras High Court declared Open | |
1896
Connemara Public Library opened | |
1900
Business begins in Moore Market | |
1911
City's first bioscope cinema theatre
oepned at Broadway | |
1913
First permanent cinema theatre opened at Mount Road.
Rippon Building declared open. | |
1939
300 years (Tercentenary) of Madras celebrated | |
1946
Ramakrishna Mission formed | |
1996
Madras re-christened as Chennai | |
1998
First law university in the Country,
Dr. Ambedkar Law University inaugurated | |
2001
Tidel Park the first Infotech park of
Chennai declared open | |
2002
MGR Film City inaugurated | |
2003
Koymbed Market for Vegetables opened.
Tsunami hits Chennai | |
2003
Koyambed Bus Stand for Chennai inaugarated. | |
2005
Ascendas - Chennai's first International IT Park opened. | |
