Tenzing Norgay
Full Name: Tenzing Norgay
Nationality:
Profession: Mountaineer and Explorer
Why Famous: Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay with Edmund Hillary were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest and return safely.
His exact birth date is unknown but it is thought he was born in May 1914. After his ascent of Everest on May 29, 1953, he decided to celebrate his birthday on that day thereafter.
Born: May 29, 1914
Birthplace: Khumbu, Nepal
Star Sign: Gemini
Died: May 9, 1986 (aged 71)
Cause of Death: Cerebral haemorrhage
Historical Events in the Life of Tenzing Norgay
- 1953-05-29 Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) are first to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of a British Expedition
Abel Tasman
Alfred Russel Wallace
Ernest Shackleton
Henry Hudson
James Cook
Robert Scott