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Coast in Kerala (India), and assist the church there.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1287502922#India", "title": "345", "revid": 1287502922, "section": "Events › By place › India"}}, {"year": 1381, "year_label": "1381 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 10", "text": "October 10 – The Church of Koratty Muthy is established by Roman Catholic missionaries and local Christians on the Indian subcontinent at Koratty in the Venadu kingdom, now part of the Kerala state in India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365430794#October–December", "title": "1381", "revid": 1365430794, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1404, "year_label": "1404 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – In Southern India, Bukka Raya II becomes the new ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire in what are the modern-day Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.", "cite": 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"year_label": "1503 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "St. Francis Church, in Kochi, Kerala, the oldest European church in India", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1289089973#Establishments", "title": "1503 in India", "revid": 1289089973, "section": "Establishments"}}, {"year": 1503, "year_label": "1503 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 2", "text": "April 2 – The Kingdom of Cochin (ruled by a Portuguese-installed raja, Unni Ramman Koyil II in modern-day India's Kerala state) is invaded by 50,000 Nair troops of the Zamorin of Calicut.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366510845#April–June", "title": "1503", "revid": 1366510845, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1505, "year_label": "1505 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – The Portuguese State of India is founded in what is now the state of Kerala, after the Kingdom of Portugal takes over territory of the Bijapur sultanate at Calicut.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360582113#July–September", "title": "1505", "revid": 1360582113, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1571, "year_label": "1571 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 14", "text": "July 14 – In what is now the state of Kerala in India, the Siege of Chaliyam begins as the Zamorin of Kozhikode, Mana Vikrama, sends troops to starve out the Portuguese Empire's Chale fortress. The Portuguese defender, Dom Jorge de Castro, is allowed to surrender the fort in November and the Portuguese are allowed to march out of the fort. De Castro is executed by the Portuguese Governor-General after returning to Portuguese controlled Goa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369367955#July–September", "title": "1571", "revid": 1369367955, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1579, "year_label": "1579 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Kottayam Cheriapally was built in Kerala", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1282887105#Events", "title": "1579 in India", "revid": 1282887105, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1661, "year_label": "1661 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – The Indian city of Quilon (now Kollam in the Kerala state), ruled by Portugal since 1498, is captured by the Dutch East India Company.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365986603#October–December", "title": "1661", "revid": 1365986603, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1725, "year_label": "1725 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – James Macrae, a former captain of a freighter for the British East India Company, is hired by the Company to administer the Madras Presidency (at this time, the \"Presidency of Fort St. George\"), and begins major reforms. The area administered is most of Southern India, including what is now the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, parts the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha and the union territory of Lakshadweep.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361335962#January–March", "title": "1725", "revid": 1361335962, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Tipu Sultan invades Kerala, India, but is repulsed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#Date_unknown", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur is held for the first time in Ollur, near Thrissur, Kerala", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362497494#Events", "title": "1839 in India", "revid": 1362497494, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1911, "year_label": "1911 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 29", "text": "29 August – The Diocese of Kottayam was erected on this day (Kerala, India) for the Knanaya Catholic people of the Syro-Malabar Church. In 2005 the diocese was raised to the rank of Archdiocese.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341780733#Events", "title": "1911 in India", "revid": 1341780733, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 1", "text": "November 1 – The States Reorganisation Act of India reforms the boundaries and names of Indian states. Three new states, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, are formed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#November", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1957, "year_label": "1957 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 5", "text": "April 5 – The Communist Party of India wins the elections in Kerala, making E. M. S. Namboodiripad its first chief minister.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371361971#April", "title": "1957", "revid": 1371361971, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "Vimochana Samaram against First Namboodiripad ministry in Kerala", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354627625#Events", "title": "1958 in India", "revid": 1354627625, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April 29", "text": "29 April - Food poisoning caused by leakage of Folidol during transportation kills 74 in a Lok Sahayak Sena camp at Sasthamkotta, Kerala.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354627625#Events", "title": "1958 in India", "revid": 1354627625, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "July 31", "text": "July 31 - The EMS ministry, an elected communist government in Kerala brought down through President's rule following Vimochana Samaram.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368394253#Events", "title": "1959 in India", "revid": 1368394253, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Indo Swizz project started at Kerala for developing new cattle breed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364408084#Dates_unknown", "title": "1963 in India", "revid": 1364408084, "section": "Events › Dates unknown"}}, {"year": 2018, "year_label": "2018 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 10", "text": "August 10–20 – Heavy rainfall causes severe floods in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the worst flood to hit the state in a century.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373090883#August", "title": "2018", "revid": 1373090883, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2020, "year_label": "2020 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – Air India Express Flight 1344 crashes after overrunning the runway at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India, killing 19 of the 191 people on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371633312#August", "title": "2020", "revid": 1371633312, "section": "Events › August"}}]}