Birthdate: July 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Died: January 11, 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary was a respected New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. He, along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, made history as the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Hillary also served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II. In subsequent expeditions, he reached the South Pole in 1958 and the North Pole, making him the first person to conquer both poles and Everest’s summit. Hillary dedicated his efforts to assisting the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust, which he established to build schools and hospitals.
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