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Historical Event on 5/1/1897

Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
5/9/1997Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.