Nagapattinam
5 events, 1844 to 2023; 1 marked as turning points.
1844
Jesuits found St. Joseph's College at Nagapattinam
French Jesuits opened a college at Nagapattinam that later moved to Tiruchirappalli as St. Joseph's College.
1977
November 1977 cyclone strikes Nagapattinam and the Cauvery delta
A very severe cyclonic storm made landfall at Nagapattinam, killing about 560 people and affecting around 10 lakh people in Tamil Nadu.
1991
Nagapattinam district carved out of Thanjavur
On 19 October 1991, Nagapattinam district was created by splitting the composite Thanjavur district in two.
2004
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami strikes the Tamil Nadu coast
The tsunami after the Sumatra earthquake killed about 8,000 people in Tamil Nadu, with Nagapattinam the worst-hit district.
2023
Passenger ferry between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai begins
A high-speed passenger ferry began sailing between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka's Jaffna district.