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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 |
| 8/15/1955 | Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 10/10/1946 | Noakhali Massacre. |
| 10/26/1814 | British General Governor declared war against Nepal. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 3/12/1941 | Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India. |
| 9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
| 5/13/1998 | India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions. |
| 1/29/1983 | Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away. |
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