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Historical Event on 5/1/1879
Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1931 | Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki. |
| 12/17/1998 | Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category. |
| 11/18/1974 | Telex Service started between India and Pakistan. |
| 6/4/1932 | Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away. |
| 6/23/1987 | D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 10/23/1996 | Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 11/8/1947 | Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C. |
| 1/23/1999 | An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district. |
| 9/8/1990 | Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity. |
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