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This is a timeline of major events in the history of [[Chennai]].

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== Prehistory ==

* Around 250,000 BCE: An [[Old Stone Age]] settlement thrives on [[Pallavaram]] Hill.
* 1000 BCE: [[Megalithic]] settlement at [[Kundrathur]].

==Before 17th century==

* 300 BCE - 300 CE: [[Sangam period]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Some Chennai neighbourhoods such as [[Mylapore]] appear to have been places of prominence during the [[Sangam period]]. Poet [[Valluvar]] is often associated with Mylapore.
* 31 BCE: Latest estimated date of the birth of [[Valluvar]].
* 52 - 70 CE: According to Christian tradition, one of the [[Twelve Apostles|Christian apostle]]s [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]] arrives in the vicinity of Chennai and preaches in the city. He is allegedly martyred on [[St. Thomas Mount]].<ref name="Erwin Fahlbusch">The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008, Page 285. {{ISBN|978-0-8028-2417-2}}.</ref><ref>A. E. Medlycott, (1905) "India and the Apostle Thomas"; Gorgias Press LLC; {{ISBN|1-59333-180-0}}.</ref><ref>Thomas Puthiakunnel, (1973) "Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St. Thomas", The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, ed. George Menachery, Vol. II.</ref>
* 806 CE: Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit record of the [[Pallava]] king [[Dantivarman]] found in the Parthasarathi Temple at Triplicane.
* 900 - 1200 CE: Chennai forms a part of the Chola Empire. Neighbourhoods to the south of [[Egmore]] form part of the Chola province of [[Puliyur, Chennai|Puliyur]] Kottam while those to the north form part of province of [[Puzhal]] Kottam.
* 1522: The Portuguese occupy Mylapore and set up a colony which they name São Tomé de Meliapore.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
* 1523: Portuguese establish San Thome Church in honour of St. Thomas.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==17th century==
* 1612: Dutch arrive and capture the region and establish near [[Pulicat]], just north of the city.
* 1626: The [[British East India Company]] decide to build a factory on the east coast and select [[Armagon]] (Dugarazpatnam), a village some 35 miles north of Pulicat, as its site.
* 1637: [[Francis Day]], one of the officers of the East India Company, a member of the Masulipatam Council and the chief of the Armagon Factory, makes a voyage of exploration in 1637 down the coast as far as [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] in order to choose a site for a new settlement.
* 1639: The [[British East India Company|English]] secures a grant from the [[Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka]], [[Nayaks of Kalahasti]], for getting a three-mile-long strip of land and the city of Madras is founded (22 August).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/08/21/stories/2006082100560500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227143540/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/08/21/stories/2006082100560500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2007|title=Founders' Day, Madras |author=S. Muthiah |author-link=S. Muthiah |date=21 August 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=28 Jan 2009}}</ref> Foundation is laid for [[Fort St. George]].
:* The population of the Portuguese and Dutch settlers in the region reaches 10,000, although substantially outnumbered by the local population.
[[File:Plan of Fort St George and the City of Madras 1726.jpg|thumb|left|190px|A plan of the Fort St. George and surrounding settlements]]
* 1640: [[Francis Day]] and [[Andrew Cogan]] land with 25 Europeans (20 February). Fort St. George is completed (23 April).
* 1646: Population of the city recorded as 19,000.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1664: First British hospital in the country is started in Fort St. George (16 November); later becomes the [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|Government General Hospital]].
* 1668: [[Triplicane]] is annexed to the city.
* 1669: Population of the city increased to 40,000.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1678: Foundation is laid for [[St. Mary's Church, Chennai|St. Mary's Church]] in Fort St. George.
:* [[Kalikambal Temple]] was built in its new location.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1639-1700"/>
* 1679: St. Mary's Church is completed.
* 1688: Madras City Municipal Corporation is inaugurated.
* 1693: [[Egmore]], [[Purasawalkam]] and [[Tondiarpet]] are annexed to the city.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1639-1700"/>

==18th century==
[[File:Fort St. George, Chennai.jpg|thumb|right|An 18th-century painting of Fort St George]]
[[File:Surrender of The City of Madras 1746.jpg|thumb|right|[[Battle of Madras|Surrender of the City of Madras]] in 1746 to de La Bourdonnais, by Jacques François Joseph Swebach]]
* 1701: Emperor [[Aurangazeb]]'s general [[Daud Khan Panni|Daud Khan]] attacks Fort St. George. However, the British manage to hold the Fort.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = 1701 A.D. to 1750 A.D.
| work = History of Chennai
| publisher = ChennaiBest.com
| date =
| url = http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1701.asp#2
| doi =
| accessdate = 20 Jan 2013}}</ref>
* 1708: Five neighbouring villages of [[Thiruvottiyur]], [[Nungambakkam]], [[Vyasarpadi]], [[Kottivakkam]] and [[Sathangadu]] are annexed to the city.
:* Wall is built around [[George Town, Chennai|Black Town]].
* 1711: First printing press is erected.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
* 1751: East India Company acquires Tondiarpet.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750"/>
* 1721: [[1721 Madras cyclone|Cyclone]] strikes (13 and 14 November).
* 1726: [[Coja Petrus Uscan]] constructs the 134 stone steps at [[St. Thomas Mount]], which are still used to reach the summit of the 300-feet hillock.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750"/>
* 1735: [[Chintadripet]] is formed.
* 1742: [[Vepery]], [[Periamet]], [[Perambur]] and [[Pudupakkam]] are annexed to the city.
* 1744: [[Robert Clive]], who later goes on to become the hero of the Carnatic, works as a writer at Fort St. George.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750"/>
* 1746: The French Admiral La Bourdonnais capture Fort St George.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750"/>
* 1749: The French return Madras to the English through the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)]].<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1701-1750"/>
:* [[Santhome]] and [[Mylapore]] are annexed to the city.
* 1758: French Commander Lawly sieges Madras.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
* 1759: French siege ends.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
* 1760: New Black Town is developed over the debris of the old Black Town.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1751-1800">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = 1751 A.D. to 1800 A.D.
| work = History of Chennai
| publisher = ChennaiBest.com
| date =
| url = http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1751.asp
| doi =
| accessdate = 20 Jan 2013}}</ref>
* 1767: [[Hyder Ali]] invades the city for the first time.
* 1768: [[Chepauk Palace]] is built by [[Nawab of Arcot]].
* 1769: Hyder Ali invades the city for the second time.
* 1772: General Hospital at Fort St. George moves to its present location.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1639-1700">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = 1639 a.d. to 1700 a.d.
| work = History of Chennai
| publisher = ChennaiBest.com
| date =
| url = http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1639.asp#1
| doi =
| accessdate = 20 Jan 2013}}</ref>
:* Seven Wells Scheme, the city's first organised water supply, is started.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1751-1800"/>
* 1777: Veerappillai is appointed as first Kotthawal, giving rise to the name 'Kotthawal Chavadi'.
* 1783: Fort St. George is repaired and attains the present shape.
* 1784: The first newspaper, ''Madras Courier'', is founded.
* 1785: First post office starts functioning.
* 1786: William Petrie, a member of the Madras Government, builds a private astronomical observatory, the first observatory in the East.<ref name="IMDChennai"/>
* 1788: [[Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant)]] lands in Madras and begins the oldest surviving mercantile name in the city—Parry's.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1751-1800"/>
* 1792: Systematic meteorological observations start, giving birth to the [[Madras Observatory]] and later the [[Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai|Regional Meteorological Centre]].<ref name="IMDChennai">
{{cite web
| title = History of Old Madras Observatory
| url = http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/mds_obsy.htm
| accessdate = 16 Oct 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120313120226/http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/mds_obsy.htm| archive-date = 13 March 2012| url-status = dead}}
</ref>
* 1794: The Government Survey School, the oldest engineering school outside Europe and now part of the [[Anna University]], commences at Fort St. George.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1751-1800"/>
:* American merchant William Abbott is appointed the first [[Consulate General of the United States, Chennai|American consular agent]] of the Madras Presidency, marking the first consular presence in the city (24 November).<ref name="USConsulate_History">{{cite web| title =History| publisher =US Consulate Chennai| url =http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/history.html| accessdate =15 Jan 2012| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130213213744/http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/history.html| archivedate =13 February 2013}}</ref>
* 1795: Triplicane Wallajah Mosque is built.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1751-1800"/>
* 1798: The area of the city was demarcated as the 69 sq km area surrounding the Fort and contained 16 hamlets within it.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>

==19th century==
[[File:Company rule government hse fort stgeorge2.jpg|thumb|right|The government house at Fort St. George, 1804]]
* 1817: Madras Literary Society is founded.
* 1819: Madras Eye Infirmary, later the [[Egmore Eye Hospital]], is established.
* 1826: Board of Public Instructions is founded.
* 1831: First Commercial Bank, Madras Bank, is founded.
:* First census in the city is taken (population: 39,785).
* 1832: Madras Club is founded.
* 1834: First survey school is inaugurated; later develops as an engineering college.
* 1835: First medical college is founded; later becomes [[Madras Medical College]].
* 1836: First goods train in the country was operated from Redhills to Chindadripet Bridge.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
* 1840: Captain S. O. E. Ludlow begins hourly recording of meteorological observations.<ref name="IMDChennai"/>
* 1841: [[Vivekananda House|Ice House]] is built, where ice brought from America through ships is stored; later gets renamed as Vivekananda House.
* 1842: First [[lighthouse]] is built.
:* General Hospital, originally meant only for the English, opens its doors to Indians.<ref name="ChennaiBest_History1639-1700"/>
* 1844: [[Higginbotham's]], the first book store in the country, is opened.
* 1846: Pachaiappan School is founded; later becomes [[Pachaiyappa's College]].
* 1851: [[Government Museum, Chennai|Museum]] is formed.
* 1853: [[Arignar Anna Zoological Park|Zoo]] is formed.
* 1854: Imperial Hotel is opened, which later becomes the [[Taj Connemara]], the oldest functioning hotel in the city.<ref name="TracingItsRoots">{{cite news
|last = Haripriya
|first = V.
|title = Tracing its roots
|publisher = Ergo 360°
|date = 25 August 2008
|url = http://www.goergo.in/?p=2212
|accessdate = 3 Dec 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308033209/http://www.goergo.in/?p=2212
|archive-date = 2012-03-08
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
* 1855: University Board is formed.
* 1856: First Railway line from [[Royapuram]] to [[Arcot]] is built.
* 1857: [[University of Madras]] is founded.
* 1862: First pier is constructed at the harbour.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1864–65: [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]] is built.
* 1868: Attempt begins to protected water supply.
:* Further developments at the harbour begin.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1873: Birth registration begins.
:* ''Madras Mail'' newspaper is founded.
:* Cosmopolitan Club is founded.
* 1874: University Senate House is built.
* 1875: Madras observatory starts issuing daily weather reports.<ref name="IMDChennai"/>
* 1876–78: [[Great Famine of 1876–78|Great Famine]] wipes the city.
:* [[Buckingham Canal]] is dug.
* 1878: ''[[The Hindu]]'' newspaper is founded.
* 1882: First telephone is installed.
* 1885: [[Marina Beach]] road is formed.
* 1886: [[Indian National Congress]] meets at Madras.
:* [[Connemara Public Library]] is founded.
* 1889: [[Madras High Court|High Court Building]] foundation is laid.
* 1893: San Thome Church is rebuilt in neo-Gothic style.<ref name="ChennaiMagic_ADayInChennai">{{cite web
|title=A day in Chennai
|publisher=Chennai Magic
|url=http://www.chennaimagic.com/day_in_chennai.htm
|accessdate=30 Sep 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708171802/http://www.chennaimagic.com/day_in_chennai.htm
|archivedate=8 July 2013
}}</ref>
* 1894: First car is sold; A. J. Boag, director of [[EID Parry|Parry & Co]], drives the car on city roads.
* 1895: First tram car service is inaugurated.
* 1899: First Tamil newspaper, ''Swadesamitran'', is founded.

==20th century==
[[File:Madras City 1909.jpg|thumb|right|City of Madras in 1909]]
[[File:Madras 1921.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Madras city in 1921]]
[[File:Madras 1955 reduced.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Madras city in 1955]]
* 1901: The city, covering an area of about 70 sq km, has a population of 540,000.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1905: [[Chennai Port Trust]] is formed.
* 1906: [[Indian Bank]] is founded.
:* King Institute, [[Guindy]] is founded.
* 1910: [[Royapuram fire temple, Chennai|Parsi fire temple]] is built at [[Royapuram]].<ref name="Hindu_CenturyOldParsiTemple">{{cite news
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = Madras Miscellany: The century-old Parsi temple
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 4 July 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-the-centuryold-parsi-temple/article499975.ece
| accessdate = 27 Apr 2014}}</ref>
* 1911: [[Government Royapettah Hospital]] is established.
* 1914: Water mains and drainage are formed.
:* Street lights are introduced.
:* [[Kilpauk]] water works is inaugurated.
:* [[Bombardment of Madras]]—German fighter vessel Emden bombarded the sea shore and disappeared during the [[First World War]].
* 1917: First aeroplane flies; Simpson & Co. arranges for the trial flight.
* 1923: The city is expanded to occupy an area of about 80 sq km.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1924: School of Indian Medicine is founded.
:* Radio broadcasting begins (31 July).<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = AIR Chennai's 80-year journey
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 21 May 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/air-chennais-80-year-journey/article23947443.ece
| accessdate = 28 July 2018}}</ref>
* 1925: [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] is founded.
:* First bus transport begins.
* 1928: [[Tambaram TB Sanatorium]] is established (9 April).
* 1930: First broadcasting station is founded at [[Ripon Building]]s complex.
* 1931: Suburban electric train services start (from [[Chennai Beach]] to [[Tambaram]]).
* 1934: [[Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiyar]] is appointed first mayor of the city.
* 1938: [[All India Radio]] is formed and broadcasting from Ripon Buildings ceases.
:* [[Government Stanley Hospital]] is established.
* 1942: [[Second World War]] results in evacuation of Madras.
* 1943: Japanese fighter plane drops bombs on city and disappears.
:* Population of the city crosses the million mark.<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai"/>
* 1945: Regional Meteorological Centre is established from the old Madras observatory.<ref name="IMDChennai"/>
* 1946: [[Mambalam]], [[Saidapet]], Government Farm, [[Puliyur, Chennai|Puliyur]], [[Kodambakkam]], [[Saligramam]], [[Adyar (Chennai)|Adayar]] and [[Alandur]] villages, which formed part of Saidapet Municipality, are annexed to the city. [[Sembiyam]], [[Siruvallur]], [[Peravallur]], Small Sembarambakkam and [[Ayanavaram]], which formed part of Sembium Panchayat Board, are annexed to the city. [[Aminjikarai]], [[Periyakudal]], [[Maduvankarai]] villages, which formed part of Aminjikarai Panchayat Board, are annexed to the city. Part of [[Velacheri]] village, belonging to Velacheri Panchayat Board, is annexed to the city.
* 1947: [[Indian national flag]] is hoisted over Fort. St. George.
:* Madras city chose capital of Madras state
* 1950: Boundary of the city is extended to cover 129 sq km by the inclusion of [[Saidapet]] and [[Sembium]]<ref name="CMDA_StructureOfChennai">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Structure of Chennai
| work = Chapter 1
| publisher = CMDA
| date =
| url = http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume3_English_PDF/Vol3_Chapter01_Structure%20of%20Chennai.pdf
| doi =
| accessdate = 24 Feb 2013}}</ref>
* 1952: [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|Nehru Stadium]] is built.
:* [[Integral Coach Factory]] starts functioning.
* 1953: [[Government Dental Hospital and College, Chennai|Government Dental College]] is founded (10 August).
* 1954: [[Adyar Cancer Institute]] is founded (18 June).
* 1956: Gandhi Mandapam is built.
* 1956: Madras city is made the capital of Tamil Nadu state.
* 1957: [[Sri Lanka]] opens its [[Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka, Chennai|consulate]].<ref name="SL_Consulate">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = About Us
| publisher = Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Southern India
| date =
| url = http://www.sldhcchennai.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=28
| doi =
| accessdate = 12 Feb 2012}}</ref>
* 1959: Guindy Children's Park is inaugurated.
:* [[LIC Building]] is built.
* 1960: [[Kilpauk Medical College]] starts functioning.
* 1961: [[Malaysia]] opens its [[Consulate General of Malaysia in Chennai|consulate]].<ref name="MalaysiaConsulate">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Corporate Information—History
| publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
| date =
| url = http://www.kln.gov.my/web/ind_chennai/history
| doi =
| accessdate = 5 Feb 2012}}</ref>
* 1965: [[Heavy Vehicles Factory]] is established at [[Avadi]].
* 1966: [[Japan]] opens its [[Consulate-General of Japan in Chennai|consulate]].<ref name="GreetingsFromKazuoMinagawa">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Greetings from the Consul-General, Mr. Kazuo Minagawa
| publisher = Consulate-General of Japan in Chennai
| date =
| url = http://www.chennai.in.emb-japan.go.jp/greeting.html
| doi =
| accessdate = 1 Mar 2012}}</ref>
:* [[Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital|Stedeford Hospital]] starts functioning (25 February).
* 1969: First World Tamil Congress is held.
:* Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning Tamil country.
* 1971: [[Chennai Snake Park Trust|Snake Park]] is inaugurated.
* 1972: Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is formed.
* 1973: [[Corporation of Chennai|Madras Corporation]] is superseded.
* 1974: Rajaji Mandapam is built.
:* Madras Television Centre is founded.
:* [[Taj Coromandel]] hotel, the first Taj Group hotel, is opened (14 April).
:* Taj Group of Hotels opens its second hotel in the city, the [[Fisherman's Cove]].
* 1975: Kamaraj Mandapam is built.
:* [[Valluvar Kottam]] is built.
:* [[Chola Sheraton]] hotel is opened (18 October).
* 1976: [[Lighthouse, Chennai|New (present) lighthouse]] is built.
* 1977: Madras Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board is formed.
:* [[Kanagam]], [[Taramani]], [[Thiruvanmiyur]], [[Velacheri]], [[Kodambakkam]], [[Virugambakkam]], [[Saligramam]], [[Koyambedu]], [[Thirumangalam, Chennai|Thirumangalam]], [[Villivakkam]], [[Errukancheri]], [[Kolathur, Chennai|Kolathur]] and [[Kodungaiyur]] panchayat areas are annexed to the city.
* 1978: [[Sankara Nethralaya]] hospital is founded (6 September).
* 1981: Adyar Gate Hotel, later the [[ITC Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers|Park Sheraton hotel]] is constructed.
* 1982: [[Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai]] is founded (5 December).
* 1983: [[Arignar Anna Zoological Park|Zoo]] is shifted to [[Vandalur]].
:* [[Apollo Hospitals]] opens the country's first corporate hospital.
* 1985: [[Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre]] is established (11 September).
* 1987: [[Singapore]] opens its consulate (17 September).<ref name="SingaporeConsulate">
{{cite web
| title =History of Singapore Immigration
| publisher =Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Government of Singapore
| url =http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=208
| accessdate =5 May 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120508071028/http://ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=208| archive-date =8 May 2012| url-status =dead}}
</ref>
:* [[Madras Medical Mission]] hospital is established.
* 1988: Periyar Science Park is formed.
:* [[Birla Planetarium, Chennai|Birla Planetarium]] is built.
:* Madras Corporation's tercentenary is celebrated.
:* Decentralisation of administration occurs.
:* 10 circles are formed.
:* [[Trident, Chennai|The Trident]] hotel is opened (March).
* 1990: [[Sundaram Medical Foundation]] is established.
* 1995: [[Australia]] opens its consulate.<ref name="AustraliaConsulate">
{{cite web| last =| first =| author-link =| title =Australian Minister for Trade opens Australian Consulate-General in Chennai| publisher =UTSAV Australia: Australian Trade Commission—India| date =26 February 2007| url =http://www.utsavaustralia.in/news/trade-opens-australian.aspx| doi =| accessdate =19 Jul 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
</ref>
* 1996: City of Madras is renamed as Chennai.
* 1998: Maximum permissible height of tall buildings is raised from 40 m to 60 m.
* 1999: [[MIOT Hospital]] is established.
:* Radisson Hotels opens its first hotel, the [[Radisson GRT, Chennai|Radisson GRT]] in the city (1 March).
* 2000: [[Le Royal Meridien, Chennai|Le Royal Meridien]] hotel is opened (30 December).

==21st century==
* 2002: [[The Park, Chennai|The Park]] hotel is opened (15 May).
:* Intercity bus terminus at George Town gets shifted to [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] (CMBT) at [[Koyambedu]] (18 November).<ref name="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal (CMBT)
| publisher = CMDA
| date =
| url = http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/chennai_mufussil_bus_terminus(cmbt).html
| doi =
| accessdate = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref>
* 2004: [[2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami|Indian Ocean Tsunami]] wreaks havoc in the city, killing about 206 persons (26 December).<ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Asia's Deadly Waves
| newspaper = The New York Times
| location =
| pages =
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| url = https://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2004/12/26/international/20041227_QUAKE_FEATURE.html
| accessdate = 26 Oct 2011}}</ref>
* 2005: [[Thailand]] opens its [[Royal Thai Consulate General, Chennai|consulate]].<ref name="Thai_Consulate">{{cite web
|title = 60 Years of Friendship, Thailand–India
|url = http://www.diplomatist.com/pdf/thailand.pdf
|accessdate = 14 Feb 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100216023847/http://www.diplomatist.com/pdf/thailand.pdf
|archive-date = 2010-02-16
|url-status = dead
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* 2008: Taj Group of Hotels opens its fourth hotel, the [[Taj Club House Chennai|Taj Club House]] (December).
* 2010: [[Minjur Seawater Desalination Plant|First seawater desalination plant]] starts functioning at [[Minjur]] (25 July).<ref>{{cite news|title=Commencement of operations of Chennai Water Desalination Ltd|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cmpnewsdisp.cms?companyid=14703&newsid=426256|accessdate=7 January 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=9 August 2010}}</ref>
* 2011: Nine municipalities, 8 town panchayats, and 25 village panchayats are annexed to the city. The city reaches the present stage of 426 km<sup>2</sup> from 174 km<sup>2</sup>.
:* [[Hilton Chennai]] hotel is inaugurated (28 February).
:* [[Hyatt Regency Chennai|Hyatt Regency]] hotel is inaugurated (10 August).
* 2012: A [[Radisson Blu City Centre|second Radisson hotel]] (3 March), [[ITC Grand Chola Hotel|ITC Grand Chola]] (15 September) and [[Park Hyatt Chennai|Park Hyatt]] (1 October) hotels are inaugurated.
* 2013: [[The Leela Palace Chennai|Leela Palace]] hotel is inaugurated.
:* [[Nemmeli Seawater Desalination Plant|Second seawater desalination plant]] starts functioning at [[Nemmeli, Chennai|Nemmeli]] (22 February).<ref name="Hindu_PlantBringsHopeToChennai">{{cite news| title = Nemmeli plant brings hope to parched Chennai | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | date = 22 February 2013 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nemmeli-plant-brings-hope-to-parched-chennai/article4442998.ece}}</ref>
:* [[Belgium]] opens its consulate (28 November)
* 2014: [[South Korea]] opens its consulate (7 February)
* 2015: The [[Chennai Metro]] starts functioning (29 June).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsexprezz.com/chennai-metro-rail-operation-commenced-first-ride-started-012110/|title=Chennai Metro First Day of Operation|newspaper=News Exprezz|date=29 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702070532/http://www.newsexprezz.com/chennai-metro-rail-operation-commenced-first-ride-started-012110|archivedate=2 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
:* The [[2015 South Indian floods]] cause the deaths of hundreds of people and damages worth several billions of dollars.<ref name="costliest">{{cite news|last=Narasimhan|first=T.E.|title=Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=Business Standard|date=11 December 2015}}</ref>
* 2021: The first [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu|Covid 19]] case was found (7 March)

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[History of Chennai]]

==References==
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*{{cite web|last= |first= |title= History |url=http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1639.asp|work=ChennaiBest.com|accessdate=19 Sep 2012|date=}}
*{{cite web|title=Chennai Historical Timeline|url=http://chennai.explocity.com/visitor-guide-articles/chennai-historical-timeline-213-568/|work=ExploCity|accessdate=19 Sep 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130122163225/http://chennai.explocity.com/visitor-guide-articles/chennai-historical-timeline-213-568/|archivedate=22 January 2013}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120415034631/http://www.chennai.tn.nic.in/chndistprof.htm#hist Chennai District Profile]

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