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Historical Event on 5/23/1984

Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
9/29/1942The British police shot Matangini Hazra, a 72-year old woman of Tamluk town in Midnapur district, when she was leading the flag at Tamluk in August movement procession.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.