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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
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
3/18/1974Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
4/2/1992Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.