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John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1499) [2] was an Italian [2] [3] navigator and explorer.His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII, King of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century.
An Account of the Voyages first page, 1773. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from ...
Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist and cartographer [5] Alf Howard: 1906–2010: 104: Australian explorer, scientist and educator [6] Helge Ingstad: 1899–2001: 101: Norwegian explorer [7] Jean Malaurie: 1922–2024: 101: French explorer and anthropologist [8] Dame Freya Stark: 1893–1993: 100: British explorer and travel writer [9 ...
John Grist Brainerd, 83, American electrical engineer . [3] Gerald Butler, 80, English writer of crime and thriller novels (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands; There Is a Death, Elizabeth). Ted Hill, 72, Australian barrister, lawyer and communist activist, chairman of the Communist Party of Australia. [4]
John Capodice, an Army veteran-turned-actor known for roles in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "General Hospital," has died. He was 83. His death on Monday was announced in an obituary on the ...
Actor John Ashton, best known for his role as the by-the-book detective in the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise, has died, his publicist Alan Somers confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. He was 76.
Al Grunwald, 80, American baseball player. [263] Duncan Hall, 85, Australian rugby league player. [264] John Herivel, 92, British codebreaker at Bletchley Park. [265] Antonín Kubálek, 75, Czech-born Canadian pianist, complications from a brain tumour. [266] Jim McManus, 70, American tennis player. [267] Cristian Paţurcă, 46, Romanian ...
John Beasley, known for his role in television shows including the WB’s “Everwood” and TV Land’s “The Soul Man,” has died. He was 79.