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Eric Shipton

Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (died 1977)

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Born
August 1, 1907
Died
March 28, 1977
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1907

About Eric Shipton

Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (died 1977) With Frank Smythe, Shipton was amongst the first climbers to stand on the summit of Kamet, 7756 metres, in 1931, the highest peak climbed at that time. Shipton and Tilman also discovered the access route to the Nanda Devi sanctuary through the Rishi Ganga gorge in 1934.

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Eric Shipton timeline

  1. With Frank Smythe, Shipton was amongst the first climbers to stand on the summit of Kamet, 7756 metres, in 1931, the highest peak climbed at that time.
  2. Shipton and Tilman also discovered the access route to the Nanda Devi sanctuary through the Rishi Ganga gorge in 1934.

The world when Eric Shipton was born

Eric Shipton was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eric Shipton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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