Children
1742
Jan 8
1774
Jul 31
Age: 32y
| 1774 • English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia. |
1779
Nov 22
Age: 37y
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deathFauquier, Virginia, USA ⇓ Died of exposure while serving in the Continental Army 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1779 • Tekle Giyorgis I begins the first of his five reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia. |