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Historical Event on 5/4/1993
Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1928 | The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta. |
| 6/30/1999 | India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule. |
| 7/1/1913 | Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born. |
| 11/15/1991 | Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant. |
| 6/1/1998 | The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. |
| 11/16/1992 | Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria. |
| 12/4/1829 | Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) |
| 3/29/1977 | S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77). |
| 11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
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