February 14, 1779 (Reform Movement of the twelfth lunar month 28), the British navigator James Cook's death.



James Cook
James Cook was born in 1728 in a village in the north of England. More than 10 years old when he first ship to sea. He joined the Royal Navy in 1775, and has since become a navigation and mapping experts. In 1768, Cook was appointed as the captain of the Royal Navy Pacific expedition. In the subsequent 10 years, he led the expedition to the epic voyage, in every corner of unknown Pacific, opened on Earth waters geographic secret. Cook visited Tabb Tam, (L $ dj��.c��m), Australia, New Zealand, the Marquesas Islands, Hawaii, Easter Island and Prince William Bay and other places, and draw a map of these places; storm, stormy seas, icebergs , the hardships and dangers of the coral reefs, tropical heat and the Antarctic cold, constantly hit him, February 14, 1779 until he died in the hands of the Hawaii Islanders. Captain Cook in people's memories, "sailor sailor, adventure in the history, which may not yet comparable with his achievements, the map of the world will always be with his imprint.
British explorer James Cook Bronze