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The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.

Duke William (ship)

British transport ship

Duke William was a ship which served as a troop transport at the Siege of Louisbourg and as a deportation ship in the Île Saint-Jean Campaign of the Expulsion of the Acadians during the Seven Years' War. While Duke William was transporting Acadians from Île Saint-Jean to France,…
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December 13

Day of the year

December 13 is the 347th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 18 days remain until the end of the year.
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