A chronology of important events in Swami Vivekananda's life

New Delhi: Swami Vivekananda's birthday falls on the Paush Krishna Saptami, the 7th day after the full moon day in the Hindu month of Paush. Therefore the date varies from year to year. According to the English calendar or the generally used Indian Calendar, Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863. In 2014, the date of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as per Tithi is on January 23 as per traditional Hindu calendar. On this day we bring to you a chronology of important events in Vivekananda's life: Jan 12, 1863 Born Narendranath Dutta in Kolkata, India 1880 Passed the Calcutta University Entrance Examination in first division Aug 16, 1886 Death of Shri Ramkrishna Paramhamsa May 31, 1893 Swami Vivekananda sails for America 1893 Attends Parliament of Religions Feb 20, 1897 Returns to Kolkata 1897 Founds the Ramkrishna Mission Dec 9, 1898 Inaugurates the first monastery at Belur June 1899 Sails for the second time to the West 1901 Ramkrishna Mission receives legal status July 4, 1902 Vivekananda passes away in meditation at Belur monastery at the age of 39Lectures at the World Parliament of Religions, 1893, Chicago Sept 11 Welcome Speech at World Conference (Transcript) Sept 15 Why We Disagree Sept 19 Paper on Hinduism Sept 20 Religion Not the Crying Need of India Sept 26 Buddhism the Fulfilment of Hinduism Sept 27 Address at the Final Session