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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
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
5/1/1958Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
3/18/1948Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.