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Historical Event on 5/1/1879

Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.