First voyage of James Cook (1769)

Time: Thursday Apr 13, 1769

Place: Tahiti

Details: The British ship, commanded by James Cook, arrives in Matavia Bay, Tahiti, with a botanist on board.

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Tuesday Apr 13, 1204 - Constantinople

George Washington-Father's Death

Saturday Apr 13, 1743 - Ferry Farm, Stafford County, Virginia, U.S. (then Colony of Virginia)

Elizabeth Blackwell-American Civil War broke out

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Abraham Lincoln-Civil War Begin

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Christian Bernstorff Birth

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Thomas Lawrence Birth

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Napoleon-Republic of Genoa transferred Corsica to France

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