Chronology of Main Events – Swami Vivekananda’s Life
Year & Event
1863 January 12 – Birth in Kolkata
1879 Enters Presidency College
1880 Transfers to General Assembly Institution
1881 November – First meeting with Sri Ramakrishna
1882 To 1886 – Association with Sri Ramakrishna
1884
Passes B. A. Examination
Father passes away
1885 Sri Ramakrishna’s last illness
1886
August 16 – Sri Ramakrishna passes away
Fall – Establishes Baranagar Math
December 24 – Informal vow of sannyasa at Antpur
1887 January – Formal vows of sannyasa at Baranagar Monastery
1890 To 1893 – Travels all over India as itinerant monk
1892 December 24 – At Kanyakumari, South India
1893
February 13 – First public lecture, Secunderabad, South India
May 31 – Sails for America from Mumbai
July 25 – Lands at Vancouver, Canada
July 30 – Arrives in Chicago
August – Meets Professor John Ft. Wright of Harvard University
September 11 – First address at Parliament of Religions, Chicago
September 27 – Final address at Parliament of Religions
November 20 – Begins mid To western lecture tour
1894
April 14 – Begins lectures and classes on East Coast
May 16 – Speaks at Harvard University
July To August – At Green Acre Religious Conference
November – Founds Vedanta Society of New York
1895
January – Begins classes in New York
June 4 To 18 – At Camp Percy, New Hampshire
June To August – At Thousand Island Park on St. Lawrence river, N.Y.
August To September – In Paris
October To November – Lectures in London
December 6 – Sails for New York
1896
March 22 To 25 – Speaks at Harvard University, offered Eastern Philosophy chair
April 15 – Returns to London
May To July – Gives classes in London
May 28 – Meets Max Muller in Oxford
August To September – In the Europe for six weeks
October To November – Gives classes in London
December 30 – Leaves Naples for India
1897
January 15 – Arrives in Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 6 To 15 – In Chennai
February 19 – Arrives in Kolkata
May 1 – Establishes Ramakrishna Mission Association, Kolkata
May To December – Tours northwest India
1898
January – Returns to Kolkata
May – Begins North India pilgrimage with Western devotees
August 2 – At Amarnath, Kashmir
December 9 – Consecrates Belur Math
1899
March 19 – Establishes Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati
June 20 – Leaves India for second visit to the West
July 31 – Arrives in London
August 28 -Arrives in New York City
August To November – At Ridgely Manor, New York
December 3 – Arrives in Los Angeles
1900
February 22 – Arrives in San Francisco
April 14 – Founds Vedanta Society in San Francisco
June – Final classes in New York City
July 26 – Leaves for Europe
August 3 – Arrives in Paris for International Exposition
September 7 – Speaks at Congress of History of Religions at Exposition
October 24 – Begins tour of Vienna, Constantinople, Greece and Cairo
November 26 – Leaves for India
December 9 – Arrives at Belur Math
1901
January – Visits Mayavati
March To May – Pilgrimage in East Bengal and Assam
1902
January To February – Visits Bodh Gaya and Varanasi
March – Returns to Belur Math
July 4 -Mahasamadhi