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Once Madras, Chennai turns 372
Chennai: It was on this day in 1639 that British administrator Francis Day along with his superior Andrew Cogan struck a deal with the Vijayanagar Empire to acquire a stretch of no man's land. That stretch of land went on to be become Madras, which is today known as Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The British first built a fortified 'factory' on this land which was named on St.George's birthday
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