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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.
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| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 2/12/1890 | Shastri A. R. Krishna was born. |
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| 3/4/1919 | Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born. |
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| 1/4/1998 | V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made. |
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