LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.chennai.tn.nic.in/

Population:
7,540,000 (2005)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	1956

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pete Best	Drummer	24-Nov-1941		Original drummer for The Beatles
Augustus De Morgan	Mathematician	27-Jun-1806	18-Mar-1871	De Morgan's Laws
Engelbert Humperdinck	Singer	2-May-1936		The Last Waltz
Tom Kibble	Mathematician	23-Dec-1932	2-Jun-2016	Zurek-Kibble theory
Padma Lakshmi	Model	1-Sep-1970		Host of Top Chef
R. K. Narayan	Author	10-Oct-1906	13-May-2001	Swami and Friends
Indra Nooyi	Business	28-Oct-1955		CEO of PepsiCo
Rekha	Actor	10-Oct-1954		Krrish

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Annie Besant	Activist	1-Oct-1847	20-Sep-1933	Theosophist & Social Activist
Sir Eyre Coote	Military	1726	28-Apr-1783	British soldier, fought Hyder Ali
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	Politician	5-Sep-1888	17-Apr-1975	Philosopher-President of India, 1962-67

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