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Historical Event on 5/31/1977

Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
8/21/1978Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.