( 22 Sep, 2015) KERALA HISTORY - General Knolwedge Published By : upscgk.com 52 AD * St Thomas Mission to Kerala * First Christian Church at Kodungallur 68 AD * Jews Migrates to Kerala 476 AD * Birth of Aryabata 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 estabished 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 distict 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 Krishnamenon 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’ News paper 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 * Secratory : 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 hydro electric project in Kerala was started at Pallivasal 1941 AD * Kayyur Samaram * 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 Livelyhood Award for the year 1996 1963 AD * Land Reforms Act * Start of Indo Swiss Project at Mattuppetty 1964 AD * Cochin Port Trust came into existance 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 Livelyhood Award