James Cook By milee Oct 27, 1728 James Cook was born Dec 3, 1755 Cook joined the Royal Navy and saw active service in the English channel and Athlantic Jan 1, 1762 James Cook married with Elizabeth Sep 1, 1768 He travelled Via Madeira Nov 1, 1768 And he travelled Rio de Janiero Jan 1, 1769 Circumnavigation gated New Zealand and charted the north and South islands. Jan 1, 1770 En beavour sailed north along the east coast of Australia Jan 17, 1773 The ships become the first recorded to cross the Antarctic Circle Nov 1, 1773 The ships became separated and never meet again.Both ships sailed separtely to New Zealand. Nov 1, 1774 Cook attempted another search for the Sourthern continent Jan 1, 1775 Returned to Britain Via the Southern ocean Jan 1, 1777 Cook visited Tasmania, New Zealand, The cook islands, the Tongan islands and Tahiti Jan 1, 1778 Sailed to the Hawaiian islands, Cook killed Kealakekua Bay. Jan 1, 1779 Cook died by Hawaiians Jan 1, 1780 The news that Cook died by Hawaiians reached England 1year later.