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