Four W's

Guess the Who, What, Where, and When. (Hints for two of them.)
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The W's
Answer
Who (a Kiwi and a Sherpa)
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
What
First successful ascent of Mount Everest
When (four days before a coronation)
May 29, 1953
Where
Himalayas, India/Tibet
Who (a Carolingian)
Charlemagne
What
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
When (Christmas Day)
December 25, 800
Where
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Who
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What
Moon landing
When (a month into the 'Summer of Love')
July 20, 1969
Where (just south of Mare Serenitatis)
Sea of Tranquility
Who (four Scousers)
The Beatles
What (seen by 73 million)
First appearance on U.S. TV
When
February 9, 1964
Where
CBS Studio 50, New York
Who
Bonnie and Clyde
What (in their stolen Ford Deluxe)
Killed by law enforcement
When
May 23, 1934
Where (just south of the I-20, east of Shreveport)
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Who (from the Xhosa tribe)
Nelson Mandela
What
Elected president
When (there was a solar eclipse that day)
May 10, 1994
Where
Pretoria, South Africa
The W's
Answer
Who
Marie Curie
What (won again for Chemistry in 1911)
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
When
December 10, 1903
Where (the Vasa was launched nearby)
Stockholms Stadshuset, Stockholm
Who (a Dubliner)
James Joyce
What
Publication of Ulysses
When (on Groundhog Day, not Bloomsday)
February 2, 1922
Where
Shakespeare and Company, Paris
Who (born in Bonn)
Ludwig van Beethoven
What (it's in C minor)
Premiere of 5th Symphony
When
June 18, 1815
Where
Theatre an der Wien, Vienna
Who (a Ptolemy)
Cleopatra
What
Defeat at the Battle of Actium
When
September 2-3, 31 B.C.
Where (south of the Adriatic)
Ionian Sea, Greece
Who
Guglielmo Marconi
What (it was just three clicks)
First trans-Atlantic radio transmission
When
December 12, 1901
Where (the receiving end)
Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland
Who (a Romanian)
Nadia Comaneci
What (she earned six more at the XXI games)
Perfect 10
When
July 18, 1976
Where
Montréal Forum, Montréal, Québec
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