nov 7, 1728 - James Cook
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Captain James Cook FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.Born: 7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728
Marton, Yorkshire, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died: 14 February 1779 (aged 50)
Kealakekua Bay in present-day Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s): Explorer, cartographer and naval officer
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nov 7, 1728
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~ 296 years ago