James Cook
(1728-1779)
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer
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Captain James Cook (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) 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.
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James Cook 27 October 1728 Marton, Yorkshire, England
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| Died |
14 February 1779 (aged 50) Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Nathaniel 2nd child with Elizabeth Batts Cook Male b. 14 Dec 1764 · Age: 260 · 1764- · Celebrity Baby
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