The Queen of England knighted Edmund Hillary in June 1953.
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Charles njonjo mugane
Not by the queen of england, no. I can't speak for any other monarch.
He was knighted, probably because Queen Elizabeth 1, the queen of England, had a crush on Sir Walter Raleigh. (Or at the time Walter Raleigh!)
Elizabeth the First
He was knighted on a galleon called the golden hind (or the pelican) just off drake's island in the Plymouth sound he was knighted in England on April 4, 1581 by Queen Elizabeth I.
Isaac Newton was knighted in April 1705 by Queen Anne
The 'Sir' is from being 'knighted' by the queen (or king) of England.
Absolutely YES. The President of the United stated knelt before the Queen of England in 1993
Adam ogburn - Not possible! Adam Ogburn is American and plays baseball. To be knighted, by the Queen or King of England, you'd have to be British
Bacon was discovered in 1347 by a pig named Sir Baconballs who was knighted when he saved the Queen of England from a giant rat.