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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 |
| 12/1/1999 | Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, is named ""`Woman of the Millennium'' in a BBC pol |
| 4/24/1944 | Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away. |
| 12/10/1857 | Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly. |
| 5/25/1917 | Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943. |
| 10/21/1950 | China invades Tibet. |
| 6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
| 10/10/1973 | Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France |
| 3/29/1990 | Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away. |
| 9/29/2000 | The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol). |
| 12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
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