Tamil Nadu Timeline

Coonoor

3 events, 1899 to 2021.

  1. 1899

    1. Jun 1899Infrastructure

      Nilgiri Mountain Railway opens to Coonoor

      In June 1899 the Nilgiris rack railway between Mettupalayam and Coonoor was finished and began carrying traffic.

  2. 1907

    1. 6 Apr 1907Health

      Pasteur Institute of Southern India opens at Coonoor

      The Pasteur Institute of Southern India began work at Coonoor in April 1907 and became a major producer of anti-rabies vaccine.

  3. 2021

    1. 8 Dec 2021Disaster

      Helicopter crash near Coonoor kills General Bipin Rawat

      An Indian Air Force Mi-17V-5 crashed in the Nilgiris, killing Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 others.