KERALA HISTORY - THROUGH THE YEARS
52 AD
* St Thomas Mission to Kerala
* First Christian Church at Kodungallur
68 AD
* Jews Migrate to Kerala
476 AD
* Birth of Aryabhata
630 AD
* Huang Tsang visited Kerala
644 AD
* Malik Bin Dinar in Kerala to spread Islam religion
788 AD
* Birth of Sankaracharya
* Born at Kalady
820 AD
* Death of Sankaracharya
825 AD
* Beginning of Malayalam Era (August 15)
829 AD
* First Mamankam
* Celebrated once in 12 years at Thirunavaya
830 AD
* Vazhappalli Sasanam
849 AD
* Tasirappalli Sasanam
1292 AD
* Marco Polo visited Kerala
1295 AD
* Kozhikkode city established
1341 AD
* Floods in Periyar
1342 AD
* Ibn Batuta at Ezhimala
1440 AD
* Nocolo Conti visited Kerala
1498 AD
* Vasco-da Gama reached Calicut (May 17)
* He came in the ship St.Gabriel
1499 AD
* Pedro Alvaraz Cabral in Kozhikkode
1500 AD
* Period of Cherussery, author of Krishnagatha
1502 AD
* Vasco-da Gama’s second visit
1504 AD
* Kodungalloor War between Kochi and Kozhikkode
1505 AD
* First Portughese viceroy de-Almeda reached Cochi
1524 AD
* Vasco-da Gama died at Fort Cochin
1567 AD
* Jewish Synagogue established at Mattanchery
1579 AD
* Printing Press started at Vypinkara and Cochin by Jesuits
1592 AD
* Establishment of Dutch East India company
1599 AD
* Udayamperoor Sunnahados
1600 AD
* Kunjali Maraikkar, the head of Navy force of Zamorine was killed by the Portuguese at Goa
1616 AD
* Captian Keeling reached Kerala
* First British to come to Kerala
1663 AD
* Capture of Cochi by Dutch
1694 AD
* Talassery factory established
1695 AD
* Anjuthengu factory established
1721 AD
* Attingal Revolt (April 15)
1729 AD
* Marthanda Varma becomes king of Travancore
1741 AD
* Battle of Kulachal - Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch
1750 AD
* Trippadidanam
1755 AD
* Last Mamankam
1761 AD
* Land revenue was established in Kochi
1766 AD
* Hyder Ali invades Malabar kingdoms
1772 AD
* Samkshepavedartham, the first book in Malayalam was published
* Written by Fr. Clement Piyanus Pathiri
1792 AD
* Treaty of Srirangapattanam
1797 AD
* Revolution by Pazhassi Raja
1805 AD
* Death of Pazhassi Raja
1800 AD
* Malabar district became a province of Madras presidency
1809 AD
* Kundara Proclamation by Veluthambi Dalava (January 11)
1812 AD
* Kurichya Revolt
* Slave trade was abolished in Travancore by Rani Gauri Lekshmi Bhai
1817 AD
* Primary education made compulsory by Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bhai
1831 AD
* First Census was conducted in Travancore
1834 AD
* English education started in Travancore by Swathi Tirunal
1847 AD
* Rajyasamacharam, the first newspaper in Malayalam published by Herman Gundert
1853 AD
* Birth of Chattambi Swamikal
* His original name was Kunjan Pillai
* He came to be known as Vidyadhiraja
1854 AD
* Malabar Special Police (MSP) organized
1855 AD
* Birth of Sri Narayana Guru at Chempazhanthi
1861 AD
* First Railway line in Kerala between Baypore and Tirur (March 12)
1864 AD
* General Hospital established in Thiruvananthapuram during the region of Ayilyam Thrunal
1866 AD
* Ayyankali born at Venganur
1887 AD
* Sri Narayana Guru founded Siva temple at Aruvippuram
* First Novel in Malayalam Kundaletha by Appu Nedungadi was published
1891 AD
* Malayali Memorial
* It was a petition signed by 10,028 persons belonging to all casts and creeds, presented to Maharaja Sri Moolam Thirunal
* It highlighted the denial to the natives of a fair share in the administration of the state and particularly their exclusion from higher grades in government service
1896 AD
* Ezhava Memorial
* Birth of V K Krishna Menon
1903 AD
* Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam established
1904 AD
* Sreemoolam Prajasabha, the first legislative assembly among princely stated in India established in Travancore
* First Railway in Travancore between Thirunelveli and Kollam
1905 AD
* ‘Swadesabhimani’ Newspaper was started by Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi
1907 AD
* Sadhujana Paripalana Yogam founded by Ayyankali
1914 AD
* Nair Service Society (NSS) was founded by Mannathu Padmanabhan
1917 AD
* Sahodara Sangham established by K Ayyappan
1920 AD
* Gandhiji’s first visit to India
* Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) was formed
* Secretory: K Madhavan Nair
1921 AD
* Wagon tragedy (November 10)
* All Kerala Political Conference was held at Ottapalam
* President: T Prakasam
1922 AD
* First Trade Union in Kerala, the Travancore Labor Association was formed
1924 AD
* Vaikkom Sathyagraham (March 30)
* Samadhi of Chattambi Swamikal
1928 AD
* Samadhi of Sri Narayana Guru at Sivagiri
1930 AD
* Salt Sathyagraha at Payyannur headed by K.Kelappan
* Kerala Kalamandalam established by Vallathol
1931 AD
* Guruvayoor Sathyagraha headed by K.Kelappan
1932 AD
* Nivarthana Movement
1934 AD
* Split in Congress
1935 AD
* Communist party formed in Malabar by Sri E.M.S.Namboothirippadu and Sri P.Krishna Pillai
1936 AD
* Temple Entry Proclamation by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma on the advice of Sir C.P.Ramaswami Iyyar (November 12)
1937 AD
* Travancore University was founded
1940 AD
* The first hydroelectric project in Kerala was started at Pallivasal
1941 AD
* Kayyur Samarium
* Death of Ayyankai
1943 AD
* Thiruvananthapuram Radio station was set up
1946 AD
* Punnapra Vayalar Samaram
1948 AD
* First General Election in Travancore
* The first ministry in Travancore; Pattom Thanu Pillai as Chief Minister
1949 AD
* Integration of Travancore and Cochin
1956 AD
* Formation of Kerala state (November 1)
1957 AD
* First General Election
* E.M.S.Namboothirippad Chief Minister
1959 AD
* Liberation Movement
* Kerala put under Presidents rule
1961 AD
* Kerala Postal circle established
1962 AD
* Kerala Sastra Sashithya Parishad was founded
* KSSP won the Right Livelihood Award for the year 1996
1963 AD
* Land Reforms Act
* Start of Indo Swiss Project at Mattuppetty
1964 AD
* Cochin Port Trust came into existence
1965 AD
* First Jnanpith Award to G.Sankara Kurup
1968 AD
* Calicut University was established
1969 AD
* EMS Ministry resigned
* C.Achutha Menon Chief Minister
1975 AD
* Kerala Forest Research Institute was established at Peechi
1980 AD
* Rani Padmini the first ship built in Cochin Shipyard launched (January 27)
1982 AD
* Television Transmission started in Kerala
1984
* Formation of Kasargode District
1994 AD
* Kerala Panchayat Raj Act became operational (April 23)
1995 AD
* Kannur Medical College started
* Kannur Medical College is the sixth Medical College in Kerala
1996 AD
* Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) won the Right Livelihood Award
