02/14/1779 AD killed by
After meeting the Hawaiian monarch on amicable terms just a couple months previously, Cook decides to kidnap him to hold him as ransom for a cutter stolen from one of his ships. In attempting to execute his plot, Cook was attacked and killed.
Kealakekua Bay, HI
Lattitude: 19.4782° N
Longitude: 155.9259° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 19.4782° N
Longitude: 155.9259° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What killed by?
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James Cook (Captain James Cook) Cook made detailed maps ...
Objects To Whom or What was killed by?
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Kalaniʻōpuʻu-a-Kaiamamao Monarch of Hawaii during...
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