Tenzing Norgay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer

Date of Birth: 15-May-1914

Place of Birth: Nepal

Date of Death: 09-May-1986

Profession: mountain guide, explorer, autobiographer

Nationality: Nepal

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Tenzing Norgay

  • Tenzing Norgay (; Sherpa: ?????????????????? tendzin norgyé; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.
  • He was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953.
  • Time named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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