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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
6/2/1953Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
10/9/199627-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K.
4/7/1938Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat).
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
2/21/1878Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.