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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