James Cook Time Line By chs Oct 27, 1728 born in Yorkshire,England Sep 8, 1746 Learned Navagation at Seaport of Whitby Oct 19, 1755 Cook goes to war Dec 2, 1768 Cook leavess to find a nother contenet Apr 30, 1769 Cook explored Newzeland and Tahiti Mar 16, 1772 Cook began second voyage Oct 1, 1775 Cooks returns to England after exploring Canada Feb 23, 1776 Cooks found west coast of Canada Sep 4, 1779 James Cook sucessfully traveld the world tree times Nov 29, 1783 Faught in the american war Jul 23, 1799 Cook got killed in Hawii