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Historical Event on 5/23/1984

Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
4/8/1985India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.
2/24/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
8/9/1911Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
5/31/1973Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.