Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Russian: Алексе́й Ильи́ч Чи́риков; December 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748) was a Russian navigator and captain who along with Bering was the first Russian to reach North-West coast of North America. He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern Expedition.
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24 December 1703 Russia
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Died |
1 November 1748 (aged 44) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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