Chennai
19th Century:
1831: First Commercial Bank,
1831: First Commercial Bank,
Madras
Bank, is founded.First census in the city is taken
(population: 39,785).
1835: First medical college is founded; later becomes Madras Christian College.
1841: Ice House is built, where ice brought from America through ships is stored; later gets renamed as Vivekananda House.
1846: Pachaiappan School is founded; later becomes Pachaiappa's College.
1851: Museum is formed.
1853: Zoo is formed.
1856: First Railway line from Royapuram to Arcot is built.
1857: University of Madras is founded.
1873: Birth registration begins.
Madras Mail newspaper is founded.
Cosmopolitan Club is founded.
1878: The Hindu newspaper is founded.
1882: First telephone is installed.
1885: Marina Beach road is formed.
1886: Indian National Congress meets at Madras.
1894: First car is sold; A. J. Boag, director of Parry & Co, drives the car on city roads.
First tram car service is inaugurated.
1899: First Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran, is founded.
1835: First medical college is founded; later becomes Madras Christian College.
1841: Ice House is built, where ice brought from America through ships is stored; later gets renamed as Vivekananda House.
1846: Pachaiappan School is founded; later becomes Pachaiappa's College.
1851: Museum is formed.
1853: Zoo is formed.
1856: First Railway line from Royapuram to Arcot is built.
1857: University of Madras is founded.
1873: Birth registration begins.
Madras Mail newspaper is founded.
Cosmopolitan Club is founded.
1878: The Hindu newspaper is founded.
1882: First telephone is installed.
1885: Marina Beach road is formed.
1886: Indian National Congress meets at Madras.
1894: First car is sold; A. J. Boag, director of Parry & Co, drives the car on city roads.
First tram car service is inaugurated.
1899: First Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran, is founded.
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