Tamil Nadu Timeline

Famine

4 events, 1832 to 1896; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1832

    1. 1832 to 1833GunturDisaster

      Guntur famine strikes the Madras Presidency

      Crop failures led to a famine that took roughly 150,000 lives in Guntur district and spread as far south as Madras.

  2. 1876

    1. 1876 to 1878ChennaiDisaster

      Great Famine of 1876-1878

      Brought on by drought, a severe famine hit the Madras Presidency and other regions of India, killing millions.

  3. 1877

    1. 1877 to 1878Buckingham CanalInfrastructure

      Buckingham Canal extended as famine relief

      A section of the coastal canal linking the Adyar and Cooum rivers was dug as famine relief work, and the canal was renamed the Buckingham Canal.

  4. 1896

    1. 1896 to 1897ChennaiDisaster

      Famine of 1896-1897 reaches the Madras Presidency

      A famine that began in Bundelkhand in 1896 spread across India, including parts of the Madras Presidency, where grain exports continued.