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Historical Event on 5/1/1879
Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/10/2000 | Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 2/9/1874 | Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born. |
| 11/9/1977 | Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 6/28/1995 | Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
| 12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
| 6/24/1991 | Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir. |
| 2/11/1997 | India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow. |
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