Tamil Nadu Timeline

Guindy

4 events, 1899 to 2000.

  1. 1899

    1. 7 Nov 1899Health

      King Institute of Preventive Medicine established

      Set up at Guindy in Madras, the King Institute of Preventive Medicine was created to fight infectious diseases.

  2. 1944

    1. 1944Education

      Alagappa College of Technology founded

      Funded by Alagappa Chettiar, the University of Madras set up the Alagappa College of Technology for courses such as chemical engineering.

  3. 1987

    1. 24 Sep 1987Education

      Tamil Nadu Medical University created

      Presidential assent was given to the Tamil Nadu Medical University Act; the university opened in Madras in 1988 and later took MGR's name.

  4. 2000

    1. 9 Oct 2000Law Justice

      Jayalalithaa convicted in the TANSI land case

      A trial court convicted Jayalalithaa and Sasikala over the purchase of state TANSI land by their firms in 1992, a verdict that barred her from the 2001 election.