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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, died today. He was 88.
The gangling New Zealander devoted much of his life to aiding the mountain people of Nepal and took his fame in stride, preferring to be called Ed and considering himself an "ordinary person with ordinary qualities."See the full content of this document
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Everest's Sir Edmund Hillary Dies
Hillary died at Auckland Hospital at 9 a.m. Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's office said. Though ailin...
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