🗓️ Important Dates and Events for Kochi & r/Kochi
A chronological timeline of major historical milestones, civic developments, and community events that shaped Kochi and the r/Kochi subreddit.
Important dates for Kochi are curated below. For a broader and more detailed historical narrative, refer to History of Kochi on Wikipedia.
⏳ Historical Timeline & Community Milestones
| Date | Details | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1102 AD | The kingdom of Cheraman Perumal dynasty breaks up, and the Perumpadappu Swaroopam (later Cochin state) is formed. | Kochi | Chera Perumals, Kingdom of Cochin |
| 1341 AD | Cochin Port, Vypin, and other backwater islands formed naturally due to the historic flooding of the Periyar River. | Kochi | Cochin Port History |
| 1498-05-20 | Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (Calicut). | Regional | Vasco da Gama's Arrival |
| 1500-12-24 | Pedro Álvares Cabral arrives in Kochi. | Kochi | Pedro Álvares Cabral |
| 1503-09-26 | Construction of Fort Manuel (Manuel Kotta) begins. | Kochi | Fort Emmanuel |
| 1505-05-03 | Santa Cruz Church was built using stones and mortar. | Kochi | Santa Cruz Basilica |
| 1514 | Jews migrated from Cranganore (Kodungallur) to Sanda Cochin. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1516 | St. Francis Church was constructed. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1522 | Konkanis from Goa arrived. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1538 | Larger Portuguese Fort was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1555 | Mattancherry Palace was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1568 | Paradesi (Jewish) Synagogue was established. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1653 | Coonen Cross Oath (Koonan Kurishu Sathyam). | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1663 | The Conquest of Cochin by the Dutch. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1667 | Stromberg Bastion (Sub Collector's House) was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1667 | Gelderland Bastion (S.B.I's House) was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1667 | Holland House (Lighthouse) was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1667 | Groningen Bastion (Pierce Leslie Compound) was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1667 | Zeeland Bastion (Bishop's House) was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1668 | Dutch Fort was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1749 | Bolgatty Palace was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1760 | The Mattancherry Clock Tower was built. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1790 | Sakthan Thampuran takes over as Cochin Raja. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1795 | British conquest of Cochin. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1808 | The rebellion of Paliath Achan and the siege of the British Resident's house. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1840 | Cochin administrative capital shifted to Ernakulam. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1889-01-04 | Great fire of Cochin. | Kochi | Wikipedia |
| 1920 | Modern dredging of Cochin Port and formation of Willingdon Island under Sir Robert Bristow. | Kochi | r/Kochi History |
| 1924-07-15 | Great flood of 99 (Thollayirathi Thonnoottionpathile Vellappokkam). | Kochi | Great flood of 99 |
| 1950-07-01 | Cochin becomes the first princely state to join the Indian Union willingly by merging with Travancore to form Travancore-Cochin (Thiru-Kochi) state. | Kochi | Wikipedia, Times of India |
| 1972-05-29 | Cochin Shipyard Ltd officially opened. | Kochi | Cochin Shipyard |
| 1999-06-10 | Cochin International Airport (CIAL) opened at Nedumbassery — India's first PPP airport. | Kochi | CIAL |
| 2011-02-16 | The r/Kochi subreddit was created on Reddit. | r/Kochi | r/Kochi |
| 2011-02-16 | First Post in r/Kochi ("Kochi to get double decker bus"). | r/Kochi | Reddit Thread |
| 2017-06-17 | Kochi Metro starts commercial passenger operations (Aluva to Palarivattom). | Kochi | Kochi Metro |
| 2018-08-16 | Historic 2018 Kerala floods — community rescue & relief mobilization. | Kochi | Wikipedia |
| 2023-04-26 | Kochi Water Metro begins commercial passenger operations. | Kochi | Kochi Water Metro |
| 2024-10-30 | r/Kochi community crosses 30,000 members milestone! | r/Kochi | r/Kochi |