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Historical Event on 5/20/1965

Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.