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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
5/20/1965General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
3/23/1942Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
1/8/1965Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.
12/13/1986Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.