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Madras Day 2023 - August 22
August 24 , 2023
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- The Madras Day, the founding day of city of Madras, now called Chennai, is observed on 22 August every year.
- Madras was founded on August 22, 1639.
- On this day, a piece of land known as Chennapatnam was acquired by the British East India Company from the local Nayak rulers.
- The first Madras Day celebration was held on August 22, 2004.
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