On 6 June 1953 Edmund Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
sir edmund hillary was knighted in the year 1953
A mountaineer and explorer from New Zealand (1919 - 2008). The first recorded man to reach the summit of Mount Everest (along with Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay).
He was Knighted for services to his Country. See the link for his bio.
for his work for amputees
on 6 June 1953
On the 11th of January Edmond Hilary died. this year in fact. Also if you would like to what he did he was a mountaineer and was the first recorded man to reach the top of Mt Everest. Love yas! Anonymous :)
Edmund Hillary was famous for being the first person to climb Mount Everest.
Sir Edmond Hilary became famous when he and Sherpa Tensing became the first people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. :)
Sir Edmund Hillary was an enterprising explorer. He would stop at nothing to get sponsors or permission when he wanted to climb structures that had not been climbed before.
He was knighted in 1581.
He was knighted in 1581.
He was knighted in 1949
sir edmund hillary was knighted in the year 1953
On the 11th of January Edmond Hilary died. this year in fact. Also if you would like to what he did he was a mountaineer and was the first recorded man to reach the top of Mt Everest. Love yas! Anonymous :)
knighted in 1585
there are only three Knighted golfers sir Henry cotton, sir bob Charles and recently knighted nick faldo.
Sir Douglas Mawson was knighted by King Edward VII of England in 1914.