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Historical Event on 5/29/1953

Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1962Maharashtra State Finance Corporation started its operations.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
1/25/2000The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
4/8/1946HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.