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Sir Edmund Hillary KG ONZ KBE | |
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| Born | Edmund Percival Hillary 20 July 1919 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 January 2008 (aged 88) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Mary Rose (1953–1975) June Mulgrew, QSM (1989–2008) |
| Children | Peter (1954) Sarah (1955) Belinda (1959–1975) |
| Parent(s) | Percival Augustus Hillary Gertrude Hillary, née Clark |
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary , (born 20 July 1919, died 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. He and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first people to climb Mount Everest. They got to the top on 29 May 1953. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. During his teenage years, Hillary had attended Auckland Grammar School.
Sir Edmund Hillary's fame came as a result of being the first New Zealander in the world to conquer Mt. Everest in Nepal. He is on the New Zealand five dollar note. He also climbed ten other mountains after Mount Everest, all of which are also in the Himalayas.