12 January: Swami Vivekananda's birthday became the guide of the youth with his loud voice.
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Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 to serve humanity and philanthropy. This mission was named after Vivekananda after his guru Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. A series of other important events recorded on the date of January 12 in the history of the world are as follows: -
1708: Shahu was made the Maratha ruler.
1757: British rulers captured Bandel of West Bengal from the Portuguese.
1863: Birth of Swami Vivekananda.
1931: Birth of the famous Urdu poet Ahmed Faraj of Pakistan.
1934: Suryasena, the revolutionary who fought for India's independence, was hanged by the British.
1976: Death of detective novels famous writer Agatha Christie.
1984: Announcement of Swami Vivekananda's birthday as National Youth Day.
1991: US Parliament approved military action against Iraq.
2008: Hundreds of shops damaged due to massive fire in Kolkata market.