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Mount Everest Mount Everest
Mount Everest peak, 29,035 ft (8,850 m) high, on the border of Tibet and Nepal, in the central Himalayas. It is the highest elevation in the world. Called Chomolungma or Qomolangma [Mother Goddess of the Land] by Tibetans and Sagarmatha [head of the sea] by Nepalis, it is named in English for the... Read more
Sir John Stainer Sir John Stainer
Sir John Stainer , 1840-1901, English composer and organist, grad. Oxford. He was organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Cathedral (1872-88), and he wrote music for the church service, cantatas, and two oratorios, one of which, The Crucifixion (1887), is still often performed.... Read more
Senator Robert Byrd Dies at age 92 Senator Robert Byrd Dies at age 92
Robert Carlyle Byrd 1917-, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959-), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947-52) in the West Virginia legislature and (1953-59) in the U.S. House of Representatives before entering the Senate. In 1971 he defeated Senator... Read more
Saint Dunstan Saint Dunstan
Saint Dunstan , c.910-88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960-88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King Edmund of Wessex. He became (943) abbot of Glastonbury and initiated reforms that proved to be a turning point in English religious life. He was a... Read more
Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary
E DMUNDH ILLARY Born: July 20, 1919 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealander explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was one of the greatest explorers and mountaineers of the twentieth century. His conquest of Mount Everest and the South Pole inspired... Read more
Sir John Hare Sir John Hare
Sir John Hare 1844-1921, English actor-manager, whose original name was John Fairs. From 1856 to 1874 he was a prominent actor with the Bancrofts' company in the plays of Tom Robertson. He managed (1875-79) the Court Theatre and later with the Kendals co-managed (1879-88) the St. James Theatre. In... Read more
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary 1919-2008, New Zealand mountain climber and explorer. He went on many mountain-climbing expeditions before 1953, when he and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal were the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest . He was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1958, leading... Read more
Sir Edmund William Gosse Sir Edmund William Gosse
Sir Edmund William Gosse , 1849-1928, English biographer and critic. He was lecturer in English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge (1884-90) and librarian of the House of Lords (1904-14). Although he wrote with enthusiasm and wit, his scholarship was often inaccurate and thus much of his... Read more
Sir John Henry Brand Sir John Henry Brand
Sir John Henry Brand or Jan Hendrik Brand , 1823-88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called to the English bar in 1849 and practiced law in South Africa. In 1863 he was elected president of the struggling Orange Free State and immediately made... Read more
Houston Symphony Orchestra Houston Symphony Orchestra
Houston Symphony Orchestra Founded in 1913 with 35 players, the orchestra reorganized in 1930 and presented its first full season of concerts in 1931. Among its important conductors have been Leopold Stokowski (1955-60), Sir John Barbirolli (1960-67), André Previn (1967-69), Lawrence Foster... Read more

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Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest, dies at the age of 88
Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...shattered-looking Edmund Hillary, descending Everest with his partner...beekeeper, at the age of 88, came from the...New Zealand, Edmund Percival Hillary...He joined in Everest ...
Humble conqueror of Everest and 'quintessential Kiwi' dies at 88.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) ...shattered-looking Edmund Hillary, descending Everest with his partner...beekeeper, at the age of 88, came from the...New Zealand, Edmund Percival Hillary...He joined in Everest ...
Lord Hunt, the conqueror of Everest, dies aged 88.
Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) ...expedition that conquered Everest, has died at the age of 88. Although he did...planning ensured that Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing...The conquest of Everest was an early landmark...leave to organise ...

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