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 - 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 - 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 Midwestern 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