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Historical Event on 5/29/1953
Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 7/21/1906 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away. |
| 7/30/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo. |
| 7/30/1987 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
| 4/26/1924 | Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies. |
| 2/10/1803 | Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
| 6/1/1993 | Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India. |
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