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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
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
11/6/1910Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.