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2012 Event - Sunken cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino admits to navigational errors that caused the Costa Concordia to capsize 2004 Death - Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo/Clarabell the Clown, dies at 76 1995 Death - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1994 Event - David Platt appointed captain of English football team 1994 Death - Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor, dies at 76 1993 Death - Richard Webb, actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself at 77 1993 Death - Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champs 1966), dies 1992 Death - Percy Herbert, actor (Captain Apache), dies of heart attack at 72 1992 Death - Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Death - Ohad Arnon, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Event - Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history 1992 Death - Walter Stuart Surridge, cricketeer (Captain of Surrey), dies at 74 1991 Death - Tutte Lemkow, dancer/dir (Captain Paradise, I am a Camera), dies at 73 1991 Event - Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1990 Death - Jean Paige, actress (Captain Blood, Black Beauty), dies 1990 Event - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill 1990 Event - Anchorage jury finds Captain Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill 1990 Event - Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill 1986 Event - "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres 1986 Event - Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupts HBO 1986 Event - Suriname army Captain Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling 1985 Death - Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at 53 1984 Event - Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide) 1984 Event - Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain 1984 Event - 1st female to captain a 747 across Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer) 1984 Death - Martin Niemoller, German submarine captain and anti-nazi minister, dies at 92 1983 Death - George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI captain), dies 1982 Event - Don Lever becomes 1st captain of New Jersey Devils 1982 Death - Arthur Lowe, Brits actor (Captain Mainwaring in Dad's army), dies at 66 1981 Death - Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 vs. Eng), dies 1979 Death - Richard Hearne, actor (Captain Horatio Hornblower), dies at 70 1979 Event - 1st appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes 1979 Death - Al Hodge, actor (Captain Video), dies at 65 1978 Death - Denis O'Dea, actor (Captain Horatio Hornblower), dies at 73 1978 Event - England all out 64 for 1st loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott captain) 1975 Event - G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as captain vs. WI 1975 Death - William Craig Nystul, USMC Captain, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1974 Death - Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 1973 Death - Paul Newlan, actor (Captain Grey-M Squad), dies 1973 Event - Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Captain Mark Phillips 1973 Birthday - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer, prodigy at 16, Indian captain at 23 1972 Birthday - Larry Amar, Camarillo California, field hockey midfielder/captain 1996 Olympics 1971 Event - Lt. Calley confessed and implicates Captain Medina 1970 Death - Byron Foulger, actor (Captain Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 1970 Death - Roscoe Karns, actor (Captain Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 1969 Birthday - Hansie Cronje, cricket captain, solid South African batsman 1969 Birthday - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan batsman and 1996 World Cup captain 1969 Birthday - Stephen John Davies, Australia field hockey forward/vice captain, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 Silver Medal 1992, 1996, 2000 Olympics 1968 Birthday - Lee Germon, cricketer, New Zealand keeper and captain 1995- 1968 Birthday - Saeed Al-Saffar, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup, later captain 1968 Birthday - Andy Flower, cricketer, Zimbabwe keeper and victorious Test captain 1968 Birthday - Mike Atherton, cricketer, Lancashire batsman and England captain 1968 Death - Juanita Hall, actress (Captain Billy), dies at 66 1967 Birthday - Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Captain USAF/astronaut 1966 Death - Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Captain Cook (1773), dies 1965 Birthday - Ken Rutherford, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman and latterly captain 1965 Event - USAF Captain Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15 1965 Event - Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain 1965 Birthday - Tammy Liley, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball mid blocker/captain, Olympics b-1992, 1996 1965 Birthday - Guy Forget, born in Casablanca, Morocco, professional tennis player, helped France with the 1991 and 1996 Davis Cup, served as France's Favid Cup team captain 1964 Birthday - Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994 1964 Death - Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Captain Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71 1964 Birthday - James M. Kelly, Burlington Iowa, Captain USAF/astronaut 1964 Birthday - Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/captain, Olympics-4th-88, 96 1962 Birthday - Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Captain USAF/astronaut 1962 Birthday - Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates captain 1996 World Cup 1961 Birthday - Charles O Hobaugh, Bar Harbor ME, Captain USMC/astronaut 1961 Birthday - Frederick W. Sturckow, born in La Mesa, California, USMC Captain and astronaut, STS-88 1960 Birthday - Catherine G Coleman, Charleston, South Carolina, Phd/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-73 1960 Birthday - Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1960 Birthday - Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor, Captain America, Deadly Deception 1959 Event - USAF Captain Joe B. Jordan reaches 103,395 feet in F-104 jet fighter 1959 Death - Errol Flynn, U.S. actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50 1959 Birthday - Kapil Dev, born in Chandigarh, India, cricket player for India, captain of 1983 Cricket World Cup, won by India 1958 Event - "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances 1958 Event - "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances 1957 Birthday - Chris Cowdrey, cricketer, son of Colin, captain of England 1988 1957 Birthday - Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-75, 82 1956 Death - Guy Kibbee, actor (Captain Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74 1955 Event - "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain! 1955 Birthday - Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS-46, 62, 75 1955 Birthday - Allan Border, cricket captain, Australia 1955 Birthday - Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Captain America II 1955 Birthday - Kate Mulgrew, born in Dubuque, Iowa, actress, Captain Janeway-Star Trek Voyager 1954 Birthday - Jeremy Coney, cricketer, New Zealand captain turned them into world-beaters 1954 Birthday - Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Birthday - John Bolger, actor, Captain Gabe McNamara-Another World 1953 Birthday - Graham Gooch, cricketer, prolific England opener and captain 1953 Birthday - Steve Lubbers, cricketer, captain of Dutch World Cup team 1996 1953 Birthday - Bandula Warnapura, cricketer, 1st Sri Lanka Test captain 1952 Birthday - Ric Charlesworth, cricketer, WA opener, Australia hockey captain, MP, Labour 1952 Birthday - Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian captain in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 1952 Birthday - John Emburey, England cricket off-spinner, 1978-95, captain 1988 1952 Birthday - Sew Shivnarine, cricketer, 3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain 1951 Birthday - Geoff Howarth, cricketer, New Zealand captain early 80's 1949 Birthday - William M. Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-27, 41, 52 1949 Event - "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV 1949 Birthday - Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist, Pianoman, Captain Jack, Bridge 1948 Birthday - Linda Ann Simon, airline captain 1948 Birthday - Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break 1948 Birthday - Ty Grimes, rocker, Captain Beefheart Band Drums 1947 Birthday - Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain, New York Yankees 1946 Birthday - Anura Tennekoon, cricketer, Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79 1946 Birthday - Bruce Davison, born in Philadelphia, actor, Captain Wyler-Hunter, Willard, High Risk 1946 Birthday - Fuzzy Fuscaldo, rocker, Captain Beefheart 1946 Death - Lionel Atwill, actor (Captain Blood, Great Waltz), dies at 61 1946 Birthday - Michael L Coats, Sacramento California, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41-D, 29, 39 1945 Event - Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip 1944 Event - U.S. Captain David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Japanese planes in Gulf of Leyte 1944 Death - Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem 1944 Birthday - David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69 1944 Birthday - Keith Fletcher, cricket captain, Essex and England 1944 Event - 1st female U.S. Navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed 1943 Birthday - Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41G 1943 Birthday - Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Captain and Tennille 1943 Birthday - John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51G, 36, 48 1942 Death - Douglas H Fox, U.S. captain of destroyer Barton, dies in battle 1942 Birthday - Daryl Dragon, born in Pasadena, California, keyboardist, Captain and Tennille 1942 Birthday - Ali Bacher, cricketer, South African batsman and captain in 60's 1942 Birthday - Lynn Davies, born in Nantymoel, Wales, 'Lynn the Leap', long jumper, captain, Britain's Olympic long jump team 1964, won Olympic gold medal 1942 Birthday - Mike Brearley, cricketer, outstanding England captain 1977-81 1942 Death - Captain Moravec, Czechoslovakian resistance fighter, commit suicide 1942 Birthday - Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 1941 Birthday - Charlie Norwood, born in Georgia, Army Captain, politician, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 1941 Birthday - Bertrand Tavernier, actor, Captain Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie 1941 Birthday - Ajit Wadekar, cricketer, stalwart Indian batsman and captain 1941 Event - "Captain America" appears in a comic book 1941 Birthday - Captain Beefheart, Don Van Vliet, rocker, Bongo Fury, Shiny Beast 1941 Birthday - Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer, Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman and captain 1940 Birthday - Mike Denness, cricketer, England batsman and captain mid-70s 1940 Event - 1st U.S. merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware 1940 Birthday - John Dawes, born in Chapel of Ease, Wales, rugby union player, rugby coach, captain for The Barbarians, British and Irish Lions, Wales 1939 Death - Hans Langsdorff, German Captain (Graaf Spee), commits suicide 1938 Event - 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands 1938 Birthday - Timothy Elworthy, Captain of The Queen's Flight 1937 Birthday - Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-1, 7, 41C, 41G 1937 Birthday - Tony Lewis, cricketer, England batsman, captain 1972-73 1937 Birthday - Peter van der Merwe, cricketer, South African captain of mid-1960's 1937 Death - Ross Alexander, actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 1937 Event - Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain 1936 Birthday - John Burton-Hall, Dorset England, captain, QE2 1936 Birthday - Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C 1936 Birthday - Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman, captain, coach,slip 1935 Birthday - Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1935 Death - H B "Jock" Cameron, South Africa cricket captain (v England 1935, age 30), dies 1934 Birthday - Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Captain Video, Bob-As the World Turns 1934 Birthday - Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17 1934 Birthday - Nari Contractor, cricketer, Indian batsman and captain 1933 Birthday - Mike J K Smith, cricketer, England captain mid-60s 1933 Birthday - Itzhak Fuks, Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam 1932 Birthday - Ray Illingworth, cricketer, England off-spin all-rounder and captain 1932 Birthday - Alan Lavern Bean, born in Wheeler, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Ap 12, Skylab 3 1932 Birthday - Joseph P. Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Captain Med Corps USN/astronaut, Skylab 2 1931 Birthday - Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut 1931 Event - Captain G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph) 1930 Birthday - Richie Benaud, cricket captain, great Aussie leg-spinner, commentator 1930 Birthday - Edgar Dean Mitchell, Hereford Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 14 1930 Birthday - Theodore C. Freeman, Haverford Penn, Captain USAF/astronaut 1929 Birthday - Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1929 Birthday - Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Captain Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap 1928 Birthday - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1927 Birthday - Bob Keeshan, born in Lynbrook, New York, aka Captain Kangaroo/Clarabelle, Good Morning 1926 Birthday - Peter Coker, captain 1926 Birthday - Polly Umrigar, cricketer, Indian batsman and captain 1926 Birthday - Stuart Whitman, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Captain Apache, Ransom, Cimarron Strip 1925 Birthday - A H Kardar, cricketer, Pak 1st Test captain, prev played for India 1924 Birthday - Frank Worrell, cricketer, one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain 1923 Birthday - Del Simmons, rocker, Captain Beefheart 1923 Birthday - Tige Andrews, Brooklyn, actor, Captain Adam Greer-Mod Squad 1922 Birthday - Arthur R Hawkins, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes 1922 Event - 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Captain Turner, RAF 1922 Event - Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1922 Birthday - Harry Cave, cricketer, New Zealand bowler and Test captain in the 1950's 1921 Event - Memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WW I, unveiled at Polo Grounds 1920 Birthday - Jack Cheetham, cricketer, South African batsman, Test captain early 50's 1918 Event - Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1918 Birthday - Gordon Pirie, England, Group Captain 1917 Birthday - George Mann, captain English cricket team 1917 Birthday - Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor 1917 Death - Christopher J. Forster, British RAF-pilot/captain, dies in battle 1916 Birthday - Mervyn Wallace, cricketer, 13 Tests for New Zealand, latterly as captain 1916 Death - Charles Fryatt, British Captain of SS Brussels, executed by Germans, dies 1915 Birthday - Arthur Lowe, born in Hayfield, England, actor, Captain Mainwaring-Dad's Army 1915 Birthday - Norman Yardley, English cricket captain, late 40's 1914 Death - R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket and soccer, dies 1913 Birthday - Lindsay Hassett, cricketer, great Australian bat and captain after Bradman 1913 Birthday - Al Hodge, actor, Captain Video 1912 Event - Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1912 Event - Captain Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane 1910 Birthday - Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross 1910 Birthday - David McCampbell, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes 1909 Birthday - Errol Flynn, born in Hobart, Tasmania, actor, Captain Blood, Robin Hood 1909 Birthday - Richard Hearne, Norwich England, actor, Captain Horatio Hornblower 1907 Birthday - Ross Alexander, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Boulder Dam, Captain Blood 1906 Event - Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Captain of Kopenick) sentenced to 4 yrs 1906 Event - George B. Shaws "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," premieres in London 1905 Birthday - Jock Cameron, South African cricket keeper, captain 1904 Birthday - Don Alvarado, Jose Page, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Captain Thunder 1903 Event - Panglima Polim surrenders to Captain Colijn at Atjeh 1901 Birthday - Juanita Hall, Keyport, New Jersey, actress, Captain Billy 1900 Birthday - Douglas Jardine, cricketer, England's Bodyline captain 1899 Event - French Captain Alfred Dreyfus sentenced on unjust grounds 1898 Death - Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1898 Birthday - Tom Lowry, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their 1st Test captain 1897 Birthday - Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series 1895 Birthday - C K Nayudu, cricketer, brother of C S, India's 1st Test captain 1895 Birthday - H G "Nummy" Deane, South African cricket Test captain, 1927-31 1895 Event - French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent 1894 Birthday - Arthur Gilligan, cricketer, England captain in 1920's 1894 Event - French Captain Henri Decoeurs troops reach Nikki West Africa 1894 Event - Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage 1893 Birthday - Arthur Carr, cricket captain, England vs. Australia 1926 1892 Death - Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39 1892 Death - Monty Bowden, cricket captain (England vs. South Africa 1889), dies at 26 1892 Event - Captain Lugard occupies Uganda's King Mwanga's hide out 1891 Death - Omer Bodson, Belgian captain, dies in battle 1891 Event - Captain Frederick Lugards army reaches Kavalli Equatoria 1891 Birthday - Roscoe Karns, San Bernadino California, actor, Captain Shafer-Hennesey 1891 Event - Battle in Bunyoro: Captain F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed 1891 Event - French troops under captain Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan 1891 Event - Captain Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan 1890 Event - Captain Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo 1890 Event - French troops under Captain Archinard occupy Oussebougou West Sudan 1890 Event - French troops under captain Archinard occupy Segu, West-Sudan 1889 Birthday - Lord Tennyson III, cricketer, England batsman and captain 1889 Birthday - Jack Ryder, cricketer, athletic Australian all-rounder and captain 1886 Birthday - George Zucco, England, actor, Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury 1883 Birthday - Percy Marmont, born in London, England, actor, Captain Apache 1875 Birthday - T F Powys, Wales, writer, Captain Patch, Goat Green 1875 Death - Edouard Corbiere, French captain/writer (Le Negrier), dies at 82 1874 Birthday - Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test captain, NSW batsman 1899-1919, Australia 1873 Death - Kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies 1873 Death - Kintpuash, Captain Jack, fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies 1873 Birthday - Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England captain 1909-10 later official 1870 Birthday - Stanley Jackson, cricketer, captain of England, governor of Bengal 1869 Death - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, assassinated 1866 Death - Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide 1865 Birthday - Monty Bowden, cricketer, England Test captain vs. South Africa at 23 1864 Event - Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia 1862 Event - Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans 1861 Death - John Q Marr, U.S. Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse 1859 Event - Captain N. C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands 1859 Birthday - Ivo Bligh, cricketer, Lord Darnley England captain vs. Australia 1882-83 1858 Birthday - Frederick Lugard, British captain/baron, Congo 1856 Birthday - Owen Dunell, cricketer, South Africa's 1st Test captain 1848 Death - Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies 1846 Event - Captain Montgomery claims Yerba Buena, San Francisco, for U.S. 1845 Birthday - Dave Gregory, cricketer, Australia's 1st Test captain 1843 Birthday - Robert Todd Lincoln, Captain Union volunteers 1842 Birthday - James Lillywhite, Jr., cricketer, 1st England Test captain 1831 Event - Charles Darwin meets with Captain Fitzroy at Plymouth 1826 Birthday - George Parr, cricketer, legendary Notts batsman, 1st English touring captain 1823 Birthday - James Dunwody Bulloch, Captain, Confederate Navy 1823 Event - English Captain James Weddell reaches 74 degrees 15' S, 1520 km from S pole 1819 Birthday - Daniel Ammen, Captain Union Navy 1813 Event - Captain John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" 1812 Birthday - Percival Drayton, Captain Union Navy 1812 Birthday - John Randolph Tucker, Captain, Confederate Navy 1793 Birthday - Edouard Corbiere, French captain and writer, Le negrier 1792 Event - Captain George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay 1792 Event - Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain 1792 Event - Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1792 Event - British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier, Washington 1792 Event - Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) 1791 Event - Captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes 1st commissioned officer in Revenue Cutter Service 1789 Event - Captain William Blighs reaches Timor 1789 Event - Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Captain William Bligh 1788 Event - Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW 1788 Event - Captain Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Port Jackson, New South Wales 1787 Event - Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass 1780 Event - Resolution, without Captain Cook, returns to England 1779 Event - Captain Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery 1778 Event - Captain Cook discovers Maui in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii 1778 Event - Captain Cook anchors at Alaska 1778 Event - Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits 1778 Event - Captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state 1778 Event - Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Captain Cook 1778 Event - Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay 1778 Event - Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 1777 Event - Captain Cook leaves Society Islands 1776 Event - Captain Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea) 1776 Death - Nathan Hale, U.S. captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21 1776 Event - Captain Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean 1775 Event - Captain Cook with Resolution returns to England 1775 Event - Minutemen Captain John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon 1774 Birthday - Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville, Virginia, captain, Lewis and Clark Expedition 1774 Event - Captain Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) 1774 Event - Captain Cook reaches 71 degrees 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record) 1773 Event - Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66 degrees 33' S) 1772 Event - Captain Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown 1772 Event - Captain James Cook begins 2nd trip (Resolution) to South Seas 1772 Death - Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged 1770 Event - Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia 1770 Event - Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1770 Event - Captain Cook arrives in New South Wales 1770 Event - Captain James Cook 1st sees Australia 1770 Event - Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) 1768 Event - Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth with Endeavour to Pacific Ocean 1741 Event - Captain Bering discovers Mount St. Elias, Alaska 1741 Event - Captain Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America 1728 Birthday - James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands 1702 Death - Jean Bart, French captain and sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51 1699 Event - Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston 1650 Birthday - Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero, Escape from Plymouth 1647 Death - Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies 1634 Event - Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein 1618 Event - Captain John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain 1617 Death - Johan Evertsen de Captain, Swiss admiral, dies in battle 1608 Event - Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists 1602 Event - Martha's Vineyard 1st sighted (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold) 1577 Event - Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enter Amsterdam 1545 Death - Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose, drowns 1416 Death - John, Duke of Berry, captain of Paris, dies 1340 Birthday - John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector |
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