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Historical Event on 6/2/1953
Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1602 | United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 7/31/1997 | Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant. |
| 10/1/1953 | The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life. |
| 10/29/1920 | Jamia Milliya Islamia was founded by Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues at Aligarh. 'Khilafat' and the Non- Cooperation Movement were an integral part of policy animating. |
| 9/3/1993 | Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 4/5/1949 | Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides. |
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