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Edmund Hillary was born. -
He and his family moved to Tuakau. -
At age 16 he went on a class trip to Mt Ruapehu -
He climbed his first major climb which was Mt Olliver in Canterbury -
He joined the air force -
He was burnt in a boat accident -
He climbed the south ridge of Mt Cook, Aoraki -
He went to Switzerland to climb the Swiss Alps -
He went on a reconnaissance expedition to Mount Everest. -
He unsuccessfully attempted to climb the sixth highest mountain in the world which is Makalu. -
He was knighted by Queen Elizbeth the second, he then became Sir Edmund Hillary -
He married Louise Mary Rose -
He and Tenzing Norway climbed the summit of Mt Everest. -
His son Peter Hillary was born. -
He joined the commonwealth trans-antarctic expedition until 1958. -
His daughter Sarah Hillary was born. -
His youngest daughter Belinda Hillary was born -
His wife and youngest daughter were killed in a plane crash -
He led a group of explorers to do the track of the Ganges river from the Himalayas to the mouth of the river. -
He had a flight with Neil Armstrong. -
He became the NZ High commissioner for India -
His son Peter Hillary climbed the summit of Mt Everest -
He re-married to June Mulgrew -
His face got printed onto the five-dollar note -
He died due to heart failure. -
The Hillary trial was opened in Auckland in his honour.