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{{see also|History of Coimbatore}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
This is a '''timeline list of major events in the history of [[Coimbatore]]''', a major city in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].

[[File:Perur_Patteeswarar1.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Perur Pateeswarar Temple|Perur Patteswarar temple]] is one of the oldest temples in Coimbatore. Records indicate that the mandapam alone was built in the 6th century.]]

[[File:Rajakesari Peruvazhi inscription.jpg|230px|thumb|right|The Rajakesari Peruvazhi is an ancient Chola highway used for [[Roman Empire|Roman]] and early European trade. The 10th century inscription mentions repairs made by the Chola king.]]
[[File:Maruthamalai_Rajagopuram.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Marudhamalai (temple)|Marudhamalai temple]] is constructed in the 12th century.]]
[[File:Portrait of Tippoo Sultan Wellcome L0040600.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Tipu Sultan]] resided in Coimbatore occasionally. He built a provincial palace and the [[Kottaimedu Mosque, Coimbatore|Kottaimedu mosque]] in the second half of the 18th century.]]
[[File:CSI Immanuel Church5.jpg|230px|thumb|right|CSI Immanuel Church, one of the oldest churches in Coimbatore, established in 1830.]]
[[File:Coimbatore clocktower.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Clock tower installed in memory of A.T. Thiruvenkataswamy Mudaliar in 1877.]]
[[File:Town_Hall_Coimbatore.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Town Hall, Coimbatore|Town Hall]] launched in 1892.]]
[[File:Tnau_CBE.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Saidapet Agricultural School moved to Coimbatore in 1906, becomes Madras Agricultural College and later [[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]] in 1971.]]
[[File:Lakshmi_Mills_old_gate_2010_(1).jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Lakshmi Mills]], one of the earliest spinning mills, is inaugurated in 1910 by [[G. Kuppuswami Naidu]].]]
[[File:SBI_Coimbatore.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Sugarcane Breeding Institute]] was established in 1912. The sugarcane varieties developed at Coimbatore go on to support sugarcane industries of 22 countries globally by the 1960s.]]
[[File:Central Studios opening.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Central Studios]] was started in 1935 by B. Rangaswamy Naidu, [[Samikannu Vincent]], and others.]]
[[File:Two test pilots are shown at Royal Navy Air Station in Coimbatore, India.jpg|230px|thumb|right| US planes from U.S. [[Lend-Lease]]s are put into commission at HMS Vairi. During WW2 Coimbatore had two British bases: HMS Garuda (at Peelamedu) and HMS Vairi (Sulur)]]

[[File:Sivaji Kalingar Sakthi .jpg|230px|thumb|right|Many [[Tamil Cinema]] greats had association with the early Coimbatore film industry. [[MGR|MGR's]] hit movie [[Malaikkallan]] was shot at [[Pakshiraja Studios]] in 1954. [[Sivaji Ganesan|Sivaji Ganesan's]] famous film [[Maragatham]] was shot in 1959.]]

[[File:Tamil conference 2010 stamp release.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Stamp release at [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]].]]
[[File:Coimbatore_Airport.jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[Coimbatore airport]] becomes an International Airport in 2012 after Cabinet approval.]]
[[File:IAF_Tejas_full_size_(32941198511).jpg|230px|thumb|right|[[HAL Tejas|Tejas]] Squadron (The Flying Daggers) shifts base from Bengaluru to [[Sulur Air Force Station]] in Jul, 2018.]]

==Early history==

===BCE===

* ~450 BCE - Ancient rock art prevalent in Kovanur, [[Periyanaickenpalayam|Perianaickenpalayam taluk]]. Kovanur is 30 km northwest of Coimbatore.

===1st to 4th century===

* The region around Coimbatore was ruled by the Cheras during Sangam period. It served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu.
* The Kosar tribe mentioned in the second century AD Tamil epic Silappathikaram and other poems in Sangam literature is associated with the Coimbatore region.
* The region was located along an ancient Roman trade route that extended from Muziris to Arikamedu.

===6th century===

* [[Perur Pateeswarar Temple]] mandapam was built by [[Pallava]] king Narasinga Potharanya II (Rajasimha Varman). ''(The mandapam has fourteen huge pillars carved intricately with images of the deities.)''<ref name="perur">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/05/27/stories/2005052700390300.htm
|title=Rich in history and architecture |
last=R.
|first=Suryanarayanan
|date=27 May 2005
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|access-date=4 December 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===9th century===

* [[Sundarar]] ([[Nayanmar]] saint) visits Perur temple.<ref name="perur" />

===10th century===
* The medieval Cholas conquered [[Kongu Nadu]] in the 10th century.
* ''`Rajakesari Perivazhi`'' (highways) running through the region were reinforced by [[Chola]] King Adhitan. As per inscriptions in both Tamil & [[Vattezhuthu]] (verse) found in Sundakkamuthur record this. ''(The peruvazhi connected west and east coasts. It also supported trade between [[Cholas]] and the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] over time.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Tale-of-an-ancient-road/article14785255.ece
|title=Tale of an ancient road
|last=M. Soundariya
|first=Preetha
|date=30 June 2007
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

===12th century===
* [[Marudhamalai (temple)|Marudhamalai temple]] is constructed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/The-might-of-Marudhamalai/article16145872.ece
|title=The might of Marudhamalai
|date=26 August 2010
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>

===15th century===

* Much of Tamil Nadu came under the rule of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] by the 15th century.

===16th century===
* 1511: [[Vyasatirtha|Vyasaraja]] the [[Madhva]] saint and scholar visits Coimbatore and its neighbourhood. The saint installed the Hanuman idol on R. G. Street.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/saint-vyasaraja-travelled-all-over-south-india-and-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-coimbatore-region/article7615714.ece |title=Hidden histories: A saint in Coimbatore |last=Govindarajulu |first=Rajesh |date=4 September 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> ''(The saint also performed his Chaturmasya Vratam here.)''
* In the 1550s, the [[Madurai Nayak dynasty|Madurai Nayaks]], who were the military chiefs of the Vijaynagara Empire, took charge of the region.

===17th century===

* Madurai Nayaks established their territory as an independent kingdom after the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 17th century. ''(They introduced the [[Palayakkarar]] system by which the Kongu Nadu region was divided into 24 Palayams.)''

==18th century==
* 1776: [[Tipu Sultan]] builds [[Kottaimedu Mosque, Coimbatore|Kottaimedu mosque]] in Coimbatore, 4 years before he takes over as the Ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore kingdom]].
* 1789: Tipu Sultan amasses army in Coimbatore (Dec 1789). On 28 December Tipu's army attacks the [[Kingdom of Travancore]] led by [[Raman Kesavan Pillai]] in the [[Battle of the Nedumkotta|Battle of Nedumkotta]].<ref name="estefania">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQQ1DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&dq=tipu+coimbatore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikwePS67bfAhXFV30KHWjECf4Q6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=tipu%2520coimbatore&f=false |title=Tipu Sultan: A Biography |last=Wenger |first=Estefania |date=2017-03-01 |publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd |isbn=9789386367440 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1790: Records of Tipu's provincial palace in Coimbatore. As per Francis Skelly's despatch to [[Charles Stuart (East India Company officer)|Major General Charles Stuart]] on 1 August 1790 the existence of an "excellent" palace is recorded. (''The place, missing in modern times, had "large and lofty" chambers, and walls covered with polished [[chunam]] that looked like marble. The palace also had valuable [[ivory]] and [[sandal wood]] objects.'')<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/230483/wealth-sea-palaces.html |title='Wealth of the sea' and other palaces |last=Olikara |first=Nidhin G |date=27 February 2012 |work=The Deccan herald |access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1790: British East India company takes Coimbatore. The company led by General [[William Medows]] take control of Coimbatore (which was evacuated by Tipu) and a significant part of Coimbatore district. (''Tipu pushes back and gains territory but the company retains control of Coimbatore'').<ref name="estefania" />
* 1791: Coimbatore fort destroyed: Tipu's Armies led by Qamar ud-Din defeated the British East India company in the [[Siege of Coimbatore]]. ''(The fort was built during Vijayanagar times. Kottaimedu area of Coimbatore was the location of the erstwhile fort).''
* 1799: Following the defeat of [[Tipu Sultan]] in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]], the [[British East India Company]] annexed Coimbatore to the [[Madras Presidency]] in 1799.

==19th century==

* 1801: The Coimbatore region played a prominent role in the Second Poligar War (1801) when it was under the area of operations of [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]].
* 1804: Coimbatore was made a [[Coimbatore district|district]] and as the district headquarters on 24 November. ''(The Coimbatore district then included the current districts of [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]], [[Tirupur district|Tirupur]], [[Erode district|Erode]], and parts of [[Kerala]].)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/coimbatore-is-a-self-made-city-say-experts/articleshow/66877015.cms
|title=Coimbatore is a self-made city, say experts
|last=P
|first=Sangeetha
|date= 24 Nov 2018
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1830: CSI Immanuel Church established in 1830.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/27/stories/2005012713600300.htm
|title=Prayers mark church's 175th anniversary
|date=27 Jan 2005
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|access-date=4 December 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* 1831: [[Church of South India Boys Higher Secondary School|C.S.I. Boys High School]] was established.
* 1860: St. Michael's Higher Secondary School was established.
* 1862: [[Podanur Junction railway station|Podanur Railway junction]] built. It is the oldest in the entire southern region. ''(Even Chennai Central Junction was built nine years after Podanur. Many freedom fighters have visited.)''<ref name="podanur">{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece?ref=tpnews
|title=Podanur - welcoming in the first train
|last=V. S.
|first=Palaniappan
|date=11 January 2016
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1862: [[Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School|Stanes Anglo Indian Higher School]] was established.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/learn-to-defeat-problems-with-confidence-kalam/article4206333.ece
|title=Learn to defeat problems with confidence: Kalam
|date=16 December 2012
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1865: [[Coimbatore Central Prison|Coimbatore Prison]] is partially occupied and operations begin while construction continues.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Manual of the Coimbatore District in the Presidency of Madras
|last= Augustus Nicholson
|first=Sir Frederick
|publisher=Madras Presidency
|year=1887
|location=Madras
|pages=343, 344}}</ref>
* 1866: Municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865<ref name="imperial">{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|pages=371–372|volume=10|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> with [[Sir Robert Stanes|Rober Stanes]], a renowned industrialist as its first Chairman.<ref>{{cite news|last=S. Muthiah|author-link=S. Muthiah|title= 'Golden Tips' in the Nilgiris |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/14/stories/2003041400090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701133607/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/14/stories/2003041400090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|accessdate=9 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 April 2003}}</ref> ''(The early days of the municipality were difficult as it had to tackle plague epidemics and earthquakes.)''<ref name="imperial" />
* 1867: The first group of students appeared for the SSLC Examinations from Coimbatore.
* 1867: St. Michael's cathedral consecrated. (8 April)
* 1872: CSI All Souls Church consecrated on 27 January 1872. It cost Rs 20,000 and took 6 years to build.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/The-western-sentinel-of-Race-Course/article16367473.ece
|title=The western sentinel of Race Course
|date=24 December 2009
|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* 1877: Clock tower installed at Town Hall in memory of A.T. Thiruvenkataswamy Mudaliar.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Nurturing-a-heritage-for-posterity/article15506747.ece
|title=Nurturing a heritage for posterity
|last=Srinivasan
|first=Pankaja
|date=5 January 2011
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=27 Nov 2018}}</ref>
* 1880: [[St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School|St. Francis Anglo Indian Girls High School]] was established.
* 1880: ''Coimbatore Kalanidhi'', one of the earliest Tamil newspapers was started by [[S. P. Narasimhalu Naidu]]. ''(The newspaper was a contemporay of the 'Salem Desabhimani' (1880) and predates the '[[Swadesamitran]]' (1982))''.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/first-newspapers-of-tamil-nadu/article19751056.ece
|title=The first Tamil newspapers
|last=Muthiah
|first=S
|date=25 September 2017
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=28 Nov 2018}}</ref>
* 1883: The first financial institution/bank ''Coimbatore Janopakara Nidhi Limited'' setup by C. Sadasivam Mudaliar (22 June 1883). ''(A corpus of One lakh rupees, 2,000 shares of Rs. 50 each, was deployed at inauguration.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hidden-histories-the-early-banks-of-coimbatore/article6708257.ece
|title=Hidden histories: the early banks of Coimbatore
|last=Govindarajulu
|first=Rajesh
|date=19 December 2014
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1892: [[Town Hall, Coimbatore|Victoria Town Hall]] built in the City with contributions from the Municipality and citizens. ''([[S. P. Narasimhalu Naidu]] contributed Rs. 1,000 and helped raise funds from the public for the construction of the building.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/A-reformer-journalist/article16345379.ece |title=A reformer journalist |last=G |first=Satyamurty |date=4 January 2009 |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>

==20th century==
* 1900: [[Nallepilly]] earthquake impacts Coimbatore on 8 February 1900. 6 on Reichter scale. ''(Clock tower and Central jail had damages.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nallepilly-a-reminder-of-quake/article7518097.ece
|title=Nallepilly, a reminder of quake
|last=K.A
|first=Shaji
|date=9 August 2015
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> The eastern bell tower of St. Michael's Cathedral also collapsed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/more-awareness-needed-on-earthquake/article8545604.ece
|title=More awareness needed on earthquake
|last=R. Vincy
|first=Infanta
|date= 2 May 2016
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>)''
* 1903: [[Plague (disease)|Plague]] hits Coimbatore.<ref name="plague">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/The-plague-chronicles/article11091036.ece |title=The plague chronicles |last=Govindarajulu |first=Rajesh |date=October 31, 2014 |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
* 1904: Plague deaths in Coimbatore total 1122 in the year.
* 1908: [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]] jailed at Coimbatore Central Prison for two years. He was put to hard labour and yolked to an oil press earning him the name ''Chekkiluththa Chemmal.''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-memorial-for-voc/article7894036.ece
|title=A memorial for VOC
|last=M.K.
|first=Ananth
|date=19 November 2015
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1909: Plague again in Coimbatore.<ref name="plague"/> 1071 people die from plague.
* 1912: [[Sugarcane Breeding Institute]], was established by the Department of Agriculture, [[Madras Presidency]]. Dr. [[Charles Alfred Barber]], botanist, was the first Head of the Institute & Government Sugarcane Expert.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-oxford-professor-without-a-degree/article6410132.ece
|title=Madras miscellany: Oxford professor without a degree
|last=S
|first=Muthiah
|date=14 September 2014
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1914: [[Samikannu Vincent]] builds first theatre in South India - the Variety Hall Talkies near Town Hall, now called Delite theatre.<ref name="delite">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/born-in-coimbatore/article5784880.ece
|title=Born in Coimbatore
|last=K
|first=Jeshi
|date=14 March 2014
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1916: Sambandhan Mudaliar becomes Chairman of the Coimbatore Municipality. ''(Sambhandan street is later named after him.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/The-street-with-a-fragrant-past/articleshow/40319657.cms
|title=The street with a ‘fragrant’ past
|last=Ramkumar
|first=Pratiksha
|date=17 August 2014
|work=The Times of India
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1917: Plague impacts Coimbatore.<ref name="plague"/>
* 1921: [[C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar|C.S. Rathinasabapathy Mudaliar]] becomes Chairman of the Coimbatore Municipality for 14 years from 1921. ''(DB road (Divan Bahadur) is later named after him. [[R. S. Puram, Coimbatore|R. S. Puram]] is also named after him.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Who-made-a-village-into-a-city/article16348114.ece
|title=Who made a village into a city
|last=G.
|first=Satyamurty
|date=9 January 2009
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1921: Mapilla [[Wagon tragedy]] at [[Podanur]]. 67 dead bodies of protesters tumbled out of a goods wagon in a train coming from Malabar region. The victims had suffocated in the wagon and they were those arrested by the Malabar police earlier during the violence. (19 November 1921)<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Podanur-welcoming-in-the-first-train/article13994001.ece
|title=Podanur - welcoming in the first train
|last=V. S.
|first=Palaniappan
|date=11 January 2016
|work=The Hindu |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1925: [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visits Coimbatore, arrives at Podanur Junction on 19 March 1925.<ref name="podanur" />
* 1928: Moses Gnanabaranam Eye Hospital instituted. Arogyaswamy Pillai gave away his bungalow, Arogya Vilas on Big Bazaar Street to make way for the Hospital in memory of his late father.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-helping-hand-of-mg-arogyaswamy-pillai/article7434227.ece
|title=The helping hand of M.G. Arogyaswamy Pillai
|last=Govindarajulu
|first=Rajesh
|date=17 July 2015
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 Nov 2018}}</ref>
* 1929: [[Siruvani Waterfalls|Siruvani water]] reaches Coimbatore on 26 April, thanks to Rathinasabapathy Mudaliar, after nearly 9 years of work on the project.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/40year-struggle-to-bring-siruvani-water-to-coimbatore/article7185104.ece
|title=The Siruvani story
|last=K
|first=Jeshi
|date=8 May 2015
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1934: [[Jupiter Pictures]], a feature film production company, was founded by M. Somasundaram and S.K. Mohideen.
* 1934: Municipality elects its first woman Chairman, K. Thankamma Jacob.<ref name="herselfp112">{{cite book|title=Her-self: early writings on gender by Malayalee women, 1898-1938|page=112|first=J.|last=Devika|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2005}}</ref>
* 1935: [[Central Studios]] is started by B. Rangaswamy Naidu and others.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Cinema-and-the-city/article15513259.ece
|title=Cinema and the city
|last=K
|first=Jeshi
|date=9 January 2011
|work=The Hindu |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1940: [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore Domestic Airport]] is opened for operating small aircraft.
* 1940: Coimbatore District Chess Association is formed. It is the earliest chess organisation in India.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/A-day-to-remember-for-CDCA/article13994002.ece |title=A day to remember for CDCA |date=11 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1941: [[India in World War II|World War 2]] evacuees camp setup including Maltese, Greek and some Burmese.
* 1942: HMS Garuda was commissioned on 1 October 1942 at [[Peelamedu]]. It was a Royal Navy Aircraft repair yard with a capacity of 180 aircraft.<ref name="chatterji">{{Cite book |title=Naval aviation: a world history
|last=Chatterji
|first=Adhar Kumar
|publisher=Allied
|year=1985
|pages=151}}</ref>
* 1943: Plague and Cholera outbreak in Coimbatore.
* 1944: US planes from U.S. [[Lend-Lease]]s are put into commission at HMS Vairi received by the British (The Royal Navy Air Station in Sulur, Coimbatore.)
* 1945: [[Pakshiraja Studios]] is established by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]. ''(The studio made block buster movies like [[MGR]] starer [[Malaikkallan|Malaikkallan(1955)]] and [[Meena Kumari]] starer [[Azaad (1955 film)|Azaad (1955)]].)''
* 1945: [[Grumman F6F Hellcat|Hellcats]] operate out of HMS Garuda ([[Peelamedu]]) between September and October. The Hellcats were from [[HMS Emperor (D98)|HMS Emperor]], [[HMS Ameer (D01)|HMS Ameer]] and [[HMS Khedive]].<ref name="chatterji" />
* 1946: HMS Vairi was decommissioned on 1 April 1946.<ref name="chatterji" />
* 1948: ''Nava India'' a Tamil daily founded by Prof P.R. Ramakrishnan (PRR) with V.N. Ramaswami as its Editor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hidden-histories-the-news-read-by-coimbatore/article7065199.ece
|title=The News, read by Coimbatore
|last=Govindarajulu
|first=Rajesh
|date=3 April 2015
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1950: [[Douglas DC-3]] VT-CFK Plane crash near [[Kotagiri]]. On 13 December 1950, a Douglas DC-3 carrying 17 passengers and four crew from Bombay to Coimbatore, crashed into high ground near Kotagiri due to a navigational error, killing all on board.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1
|title= VT-CFK
|date=11 December 2018
|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1953: Coimbatore Rifle club inaugurated. ''(Has since generated many young champions)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Rifle-club-reopens-membership/article16079821.ece
|title=Rifle club reopens membership
|date=24 October 2016
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1955: [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[Nikolai Bulganin]] visit the city. They visit [[Athar Jamad Masjid]] and a farm in city outskirts. ''(The farm is later called Bulganin Thottam.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/when-the-curdseller-came-home/article3018505.ece |title=When the curd-seller came home |date=21 March 2012 |work=The Hindu |access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1960s: Coimbatore developed [[sugarcane]] varieties at [[Sugarcane Breeding Institute]] were supporting the [[Sugar industry|sugarcane industries]] of 22 countries globally.<ref name="Venkataraman_bio_INSA">{{Cite journal | last1 = Thuljaram Rao | first1 = J. | url = http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf | title = Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman: 1884–1963 | journal = Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] | volume = 11 | pages = 122–133 | year = 1963 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084614/http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf | archivedate = 16 February 2018 }}</ref>
* 1965: [[VOC park and zoo|VOC Park and Zoo]] inaugurated.
* 1966: [[All India Radio]] launches its Coimbatore broadcast from [[Chettipalayam]] transmission station on 18 December 1966.
* 1968: [[Annapoorna Gowrishankar|Hotel Annapoorna's]] first branch started by K. Dhamodarasamy Naidu. ''(They started modestly as a small shop at Kennedy theatre and went on to become an iconic brand with 18+ branches.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/Where-comfort-food-is-better-than-home/article17354246.ece
|title=Where comfort food is better than home
|last=K
|first=Jeshi
|date=23 February 2017
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1971: [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] was constructed.<ref name="stadium">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/coimbatore-to-host-ileague-matches-this-season/article9967657.ece
|title=Coimbatore to host I-League matches this season
|last=LN
|first=Revathy
|date=20 November 2017
|work=THe Hindu BusinessLine
|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1976: 45 political prisoners were arrested during [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]] and jailed under [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] (MISA) on 31 January 1976 in the Coimbatore Central jail.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/misa-prisoners-share-memories-in-reunion/article8177136.ece
|title=MISA prisoners share memories in reunion
|date=1 February 2016
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* 1981: Coimbatore upgraded to a [[municipal corporation]] in 1981, the third in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="panchayatirajp80">{{cite book|title=A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu)|page=80|first=Ganapathy|last=Palanithurai|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=2007|id={{ISBN|81-8069-340-6}}, {{ISBN|978-81-8069-340-3}}}}</ref>
* 1982: [[Bharathiar University]] established in Coimbatore.
* 1983: Inland Container Depot (ICD) begins [[Container Corporation of India|operations]] at [[Irugur]]. [[Cochin|Port Kochi]] functions as the outport.<ref>{{Cite book
|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
|last=Turner
|first=B
|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK
|year=2005
|isbn=978-0-230-27133-3
|location=UK
|pages=856}}</ref>
* 1987: Coimbatore airport runway enhanced to accommodate larger aircraft like the [[Boeing 737]].
* 1998: [[1998 Coimbatore bombings|12 blasts across 11 locations rock Coimbatore]] on 14 February 1998. 58 were killed and over 200 injured. ''([[L. K. Advani]], [[BJP]] leader, was in the city for election meetings.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/16/world/toll-from-bombing-in-india-rises-to-50-dead-and-200-hurt.html
|title=Toll From Bombing in India Rises to 50 Dead and 200 Hurt
|last=F. Burns
|first=John
|date=16 Feb 1998
|work=The New York Times
|access-date=13 December 2008}}</ref>

==21st century==

* 2009: ''[[Coimbatore Vizha]]'' inaugurated in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Journey-for-unity-marks-inauguration-of-Coimbatore-Vizha/article16345382.ece |title=Journey for unity marks inauguration of Coimbatore Vizha
|date=4 January 2009
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2010: [[World Classical Tamil Conference 2010]] was held in the city from 23–27 June 2010. ''(The conference theme song was [[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam]].)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/World-Tamil-meet-song-penned-by-M.Karunanidhi-and-set-to-tune-by-A.R.Rahman/article16198855.ece
|title=World Tamil meet song penned by M.Karunanidhi and set to tune by A.R.Rahman
|date=21 May 2010
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 2012: Corporation won the ''Best Corporation Award'' in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="bestcorp">{{cite news|title=Best Corporation Award: and the credit goes to…? |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3784304.ece|date=2012-08-17|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore|accessdate=2012-08-17}}</ref>
* 2013: First Coimbatore Marathon kicks off on 7 October 2013. ''(8000+ Run in support of Coimbatore Cancer Foundation and enabled by Coimbatore Runners.)''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/events/coimbatore-can-run/article5210295.ece
|title=Coimbatore can run
|last=Srinivasan
|first=Pankaja
|date=7 October 2013
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 2014: 100th anniversary of Variety Hall theatre (Delite Cinema).<ref name="delite" />
* 2017: Coimbatore's [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] becomes the home ground of [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City Football Club]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-to-stay-at-kovai-for-next-5-years/articleshow/62202998.cms |title=Chennai City to stay at Kovai for next 5 years |last=Krishnan |first=Vivek |date=22 Dec 2017 |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: Tamilnadus's first Police Museum opened at the former Hamilton Club.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/inside-tamil-nadus-first-police-museum/article24373016.ece
|title=Inside Tamil Nadu's first police museum
|date=9 July 2018
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: Coimbatore [[Jallikattu]] was held after 38 years at [[Chettipalayam]]. 2,000 persons witnessed the sport with 300 players and 433 bulls.<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/bulls-owners-players-and-public-have-a-great-time-at-coimbatore-jallikattu/article22548435.ece
|title=Bulls, owners, players and public have a great time at Coimbatore Jallikattu |
last=Madhavan
|first=Karthik
|date=29 January 2018
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: [[R. S. Puram, Coimbatore|R.S. Puram]] [[Police station]] announced as the best station in India (among 14,850 stations) for 2017 by [[Union Home Minister]] [[Rajnath Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news
|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-revealed-india-s-top-10-police-stations-among-14850-2573670
|title=Revealed - India's top 10 police stations among 14,850
|date=8 Jan 2018
|work=DNA
|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: [[HAL Tejas|Tejas]] Squadron No. 45 (The Flying Daggers) moves base from Bengaluru to [[Sulur Air Force Station]] in Jul, 2018.<ref name="sulur">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/flying-daggers-of-iaf-shifted-to-sulur-air-base-with-tejas-in-its-armoury/article24317574.ece
|title=Flying Daggers of IAF shifted to Sulur Air Base with Tejas in its armoury
|date=3 July 2018
|work=The Hindu
|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120415034631/http://www.coimbatore.tn.nic.in Coimbatore District Profile]

{{Years in India}}

[[Category:History of Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Timelines of cities in India|Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Coimbatore-related lists]]
[[Category:Coimbatore]]

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	* 1776: [[Tipu Sultan]] builds [[Kottaimedu Mosque, Coimbatore\|Kottaimedu mosque]] in Coimbatore, 4 years before he takes over as the Ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore kingdom]].		* 1776: [[Tipu Sultan]] builds [[Kottaimedu Mosque, Coimbatore\|Kottaimedu mosque]] in Coimbatore, 4 years before he takes over as the Ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore kingdom]].
	* 1789: Tipu Sultan amasses army in Coimbatore (Dec 1789). On 28 December Tipu's army attacks the [[Kingdom of Travancore]] led by [[Raman Kesavan Pillai]] in the [[Battle of the Nedumkotta\|Battle of Nedumkotta]].<ref name="estefania">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQQ1DgAAQBAJ~~&pg=PT11~~&dq~~=tipu+coimbatore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikwePS67bfAhXFV30KHWjECf4Q6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q~~=tipu%2520coimbatore&f=~~false~~ \|title=Tipu Sultan: A Biography \|last=Wenger \|first=Estefania \|date=2017-03-01 \|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd \|isbn=9789386367440 \|language=en}}</ref>		* 1789: Tipu Sultan amasses army in Coimbatore (Dec 1789). On 28 December Tipu's army attacks the [[Kingdom of Travancore]] led by [[Raman Kesavan Pillai]] in the [[Battle of the Nedumkotta\|Battle of Nedumkotta]].<ref name="estefania">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQQ1DgAAQBAJ&dq=tipu%2520coimbatore&pg=PT11 \|title=Tipu Sultan: A Biography \|last=Wenger \|first=Estefania \|date=2017-03-01 \|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd \|isbn=9789386367440 \|language=en}}</ref>
	* 1790: Records of Tipu's provincial palace in Coimbatore. As per Francis Skelly's despatch to [[Charles Stuart (East India Company officer)\|Major General Charles Stuart]] on 1 August 1790 the existence of an "excellent" palace is recorded. (''The place, missing in modern times, had "large and lofty" chambers, and walls covered with polished [[chunam]] that looked like marble. The palace also had valuable [[ivory]] and [[sandal wood]] objects.'')<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/230483/wealth-sea-palaces.html \|title='Wealth of the sea' and other palaces \|last=Olikara \|first=Nidhin G \|date=27 February 2012 \|work=The Deccan herald \|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>		* 1790: Records of Tipu's provincial palace in Coimbatore. As per Francis Skelly's despatch to [[Charles Stuart (East India Company officer)\|Major General Charles Stuart]] on 1 August 1790 the existence of an "excellent" palace is recorded. (''The place, missing in modern times, had "large and lofty" chambers, and walls covered with polished [[chunam]] that looked like marble. The palace also had valuable [[ivory]] and [[sandal wood]] objects.'')<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/230483/wealth-sea-palaces.html \|title='Wealth of the sea' and other palaces \|last=Olikara \|first=Nidhin G \|date=27 February 2012 \|work=The Deccan herald \|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>
	* 1790: British East India company takes Coimbatore. The company led by General [[William Medows]] take control of Coimbatore (which was evacuated by Tipu) and a significant part of Coimbatore district. (''Tipu pushes back and gains territory but the company retains control of Coimbatore'').<ref name="estefania" />		* 1790: British East India company takes Coimbatore. The company led by General [[William Medows]] take control of Coimbatore (which was evacuated by Tipu) and a significant part of Coimbatore district. (''Tipu pushes back and gains territory but the company retains control of Coimbatore'').<ref name="estefania" />
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	* 1880: [[St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School\|St. Francis Anglo Indian Girls High School]] was established.		* 1880: [[St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School\|St. Francis Anglo Indian Girls High School]] was established.
	* 1880: ''Coimbatore Kalanidhi'', one of the earliest Tamil newspapers was started by [[S. P. Narasimhalu Naidu]]. ''(The newspaper was a ~~contemporay~~ of the 'Salem Desabhimani' (1880) and predates the '[[Swadesamitran]]' (1982))''.<ref>{{Cite news		* 1880: ''Coimbatore Kalanidhi'', one of the earliest Tamil newspapers was started by [[S. P. Narasimhalu Naidu]]. ''(The newspaper was a contemporary of the 'Salem Desabhimani' (1880) and predates the '[[Swadesamitran]]' (1982))''.<ref>{{Cite news
	\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/first-newspapers-of-tamil-nadu/article19751056.ece		\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/first-newspapers-of-tamil-nadu/article19751056.ece
	\|title=The first Tamil newspapers		\|title=The first Tamil newspapers
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	* 1916: Sambandhan Mudaliar becomes Chairman of the Coimbatore Municipality. ''(Sambhandan street is later named after him.)''<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/The-street-with-a-fragrant-past/articleshow/40319657.cms		* 1916: Sambandhan Mudaliar becomes Chairman of the Coimbatore Municipality. ''(Sambhandan street is later named after him.)''<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/The-street-with-a-fragrant-past/articleshow/40319657.cms
	\|title=The street with a ~~‘fragrant’~~ past		\|title=The street with a 'fragrant' past
	\|last=Ramkumar		\|last=Ramkumar
	\|first=Pratiksha		\|first=Pratiksha
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	* 1955: [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[Nikolai Bulganin]] visit the city. They visit [[Athar Jamad Masjid]] and a farm in city outskirts. ''(The farm is later called Bulganin Thottam.)''<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/when-the-curdseller-came-home/article3018505.ece \|title=When the curd-seller came home \|date=21 March 2012 \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>		* 1955: [[Nikita Khrushchev]] and [[Nikolai Bulganin]] visit the city. They visit [[Athar Jamad Masjid]] and a farm in city outskirts. ''(The farm is later called Bulganin Thottam.)''<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/when-the-curdseller-came-home/article3018505.ece \|title=When the curd-seller came home \|date=21 March 2012 \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
	* 1960s: Coimbatore developed [[sugarcane]] varieties at [[Sugarcane Breeding Institute]] were supporting the [[Sugar industry\|sugarcane industries]] of 22 countries globally.<ref name="Venkataraman_bio_INSA">{{Cite journal \| last1 = Thuljaram Rao \| first1 = J. \| url = http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf \| title = Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman: 1884–1963 \| journal = Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] \| volume = 11 \| pages = 122–133 \| year = 1963 \| url-status = live \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084614/http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf \| archivedate = 16 February 2018 }}</ref>		* 1960s: Coimbatore developed [[sugarcane]] varieties at [[Sugarcane Breeding Institute]] were supporting the [[Sugar industry\|sugarcane industries]] of 22 countries globally.<ref name="Venkataraman_bio_INSA">{{Cite journal \| last1 = Thuljaram Rao \| first1 = J. \| url = http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf \| title = Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman: 1884–1963 \| journal = Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy \| volume = 11 \| pages = 122–133 \| year = 1963 \| url-status = live \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084614/http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM11_8612.pdf \| archivedate = 16 February 2018 }}</ref>
	* 1965: [[VOC park and zoo\|VOC Park and Zoo]] inaugurated.		* 1965: [[VOC park and zoo\|VOC Park and Zoo]] inaugurated.
	* 1966: [[All India Radio]] launches its Coimbatore broadcast from [[Chettipalayam]] transmission station on 18 December 1966.		* 1966: [[All India Radio]] launches its Coimbatore broadcast from [[Chettipalayam]] transmission station on 18 December 1966.
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	\|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>		\|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
	* 1981: Coimbatore upgraded to a [[municipal corporation]] in 1981, the third in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="panchayatirajp80">{{cite book\|title=A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu)\|page=80\|first=Ganapathy\|last=Palanithurai\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|year=2007\|id=~~{{ISBN\|81-8069-340-6}}, {{ISBN\|~~978-81-8069-340-3}}}}</ref>		* 1981: Coimbatore upgraded to a [[municipal corporation]] in 1981, the third in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="panchayatirajp80">{{cite book\|title=A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu)\|page=80\|first=Ganapathy\|last=Palanithurai\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|year=2007\|isbn=978-81-8069-340-3\|id=}}</ref>
	* 1982: [[Bharathiar University]] established in Coimbatore.		* 1982: [[Bharathiar University]] established in Coimbatore.
	* 1983: Inland Container Depot (ICD) begins [[Container Corporation of India\|operations]] at [[Irugur]]. [[Cochin\|Port Kochi]] functions as the outport.<ref>{{Cite book		* 1983: Inland Container Depot (ICD) begins [[Container Corporation of India\|operations]] at [[Irugur]]. [[Cochin\|Port Kochi]] functions as the outport.<ref>{{Cite book