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Historical Event on 5/22/1953

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
12/31/1802Peshwa Baji Rao-II, after being defeated by Yashwant Rao Holkar, signed the treaty of Subsidiary Allowance and accepted security of British Government.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
6/23/1987D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.