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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 |
| 7/30/1920 | Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore. |
| 1/14/1758 | Emperor of England's charter allowed the East India Company to keep to any booty taken in war against the enemies of the king and the company. The confisticated goods, after the war, could be kept with them. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 6/20/1916 | Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 12/1/1970 | T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972 |
| 1/25/1917 | Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur. |
| 2/18/1911 | World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911. |
| 3/9/1902 | Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born. |
| 1/2/1953 | Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
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