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Historical Event on 5/1/1897

Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
7/19/1994The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.