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Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe (died 1592)

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Thomas Cavendish

English privateer

Sir Thomas Cavendish was an English explorer and privateer known as "The Navigator" because he was the first to deliberately attempt to emulate Sir Francis Drake, raiding Spanish towns and ships in the Pacific and then returning by circumnavigating the globe. Though…
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September 19

Day of the year

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 103 days remain until the end of the year.
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