Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Cook, James

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Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.
(24 January 1846)

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		Explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain James Cook 7 November 1728 (+) is born in Marton-in-Cleveland, United Kingdom. 29 April 1770 (x) lands with the HMB Endeavour in Sydney, Australia. 14 February 1779 (-) is struck on the head and stabbed to death by native villagers in Kona coast, United States.
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