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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
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
8/14/1996Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.
5/27/1999Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.