Francis Younghusband
Born on 31st of May 1863
Died on 31st of July 1942
Born 1863 - Murree, India. Died 1942 - British explorer.
A British explorer born in India, he discovered the route from Kashgar into India via the Mustagh Pass in 1886. In 1902 his expedition opened up Tibet to the Western world. He lived in Kashmir and being very religious, founded the World Congress of Faiths in 1936.
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