Cook, James Navigator who led the first European expedition to visit Botany Bay in 1770, after observing the transit of Venus near Tahiti. image Milestone Born Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England 27 Oct 1728 {"name":"Born","target":"","target_text":"Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>27 Oct 1728<\/span>"},"date_start":"1728-10-27","date_end":"1728-10-27"} Died Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) 14 Feb 1779 {"name":"Died","target":"","target_text":"Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>14 Feb 1779<\/span>"},"date_start":"1779-02-14","date_end":"1779-02-14"} Name Alternate Captain Cook {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Captain Cook","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Commemorated by Captain Cook Statue Randwick {"name":"Commemorated by","target":"Captain Cook Statue Randwick","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Occupation Sailor {"name":"Sailor","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Explorer {"name":"Explorer","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} image image image image image image
