AD
52 - St. Thomas Mission to Kerala


68 - Jews migrated to Kerala.


630 - Huang Tsang in Kerala.


788 - Birth of Sankaracharya.


820 - Death of Sankaracharya.


825 - Beginning of Malayalam Era.


851 - Sulaiman in Kerala.


1292 - Italiyan Traveller Marcopolo reached Kerala.


1295 - Kozhikode city was established.


1342-1347 African traveller Ibanbatuta reachedKerala.


1440 - Nicholo Conti in Kerala.


1498 - Vascoda Gama reaches Calicut.


1504 - War of Cranganore (Kodungallor) between Cochin and Kozhikode.


1505 - First Portuguese Viceroy De Almeda reached Kochi.


1510 - War between the Portuguese and the Zamorin at Kozhikode.


1573 - Printing Press started functioning in Kochi and Vypinkotta.


1599 - Udayamperoor Sunahadhos.


1616 - Captain Keeling reached Kerala.


1663 - Capture of Kochi by the Dutch.


1694 - Thalassery Factory established.


1695 - Anjengo (Anchu Thengu) Factoryestablished.


1721 - Attingal Revolt.


1729 - Marthanda Varma becomes king ofTravancore.


1731 - Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple was rebuilt by Marthanda Varma.


1741 - Battle of Kulachal – Marthanda Varma Defeated the Dutch.


1750 - Thrippadidhanam.


1755 - Last Mamamkom festival at Tirunavaya.


1766 - Haidar Ali invades Malabar Kingdoms.


1772 - Samkshepa Vedartham, the first book in Malayalam was published.


1792 - Treaty of Sreerangapatanam.


1797 - Revolution of Pazhassi


1805 - Death of Pazhassi Raja


1809 - Kundara Proclamation of Velu Thampi


1809 - Velu Thampi commits suicide.


1812 - Kurichiya Revolt against the British.


1831 - First census taken in Travancore.


1834 - English education started by Swatithirunal in Travancore.


1847 - Rajyasamacharam the first newspaper in Malayalam, published.


1855 - Birth of Sree Narayana Guru.


1865 - Pandarappatta Proclamation.


1891 - The first Legislative Assembly in Travancore formed. Malayali Memorial.


1895-96 - Ezhava Memorial.


1904 - Sreemulam Praja Sabha was established.


1920 - Gandhiji's first visit to Kerala.


1920-21 - Malabar Rebellion.


1921 - First All Kerala Congress Political Meeting was held at Ottapalam, under the leadership of T. Prakasam.


1924 - Vaikom Satyagraha


1928 - Death of Sree Narayana Guru.


1930 - Salt Satyagraha


1931 - Guruvayur Satyagraha


1932 - Nivarthana Agitation


1934 - Split in the congress. Rise of the Leftists
and Rightists.


1935 - Sri P. Krishna Pillai and Sri. E.M.S. Nampoothiripad jointly formed the Communist Party in Malabar.


1936 - Temple Entry proclamation, allowing the lower castes (untouchables) to enter temple.


1937 - Travancore University established (in 1957 it is re-named Kerala University).


1940 - The first hydro-electric project of Kerala was started at Pallivasal.


1941 - Kayyur Samaram.


1946 - Punnapra Vayalar Revolt.


1948 - The first Ministry in Travancore assumes charge with Sri. Pattom Thanu Pillai as Chief Minister.


1949 - Integration of Travancore and Kochi.


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