Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.
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Male
Date of Birth
July 20th, 1919
Age
106
Birth Place
New Zealand, Auckland Region
Date of Death
January 11st, 2008
Died Aged
88
Star Sign
Cancer
Height
188 cm | 6'2
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