Explorer Hugh Clapperton

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Hugh Clapperton

Living place: Scotland

Birthday: 18-5-1788

Global rank: #88714

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Who is Explorer Hugh Clapperton?
African explorer who outlined what became of Northern Nigeria and the Niger River.
He spent a good part of his African expedition alone after his companion died on the first leg of the journey.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He joined the navy at the age of 13, and served in the Mediterranean and in Canada.

Family life info

His father was a stated surgeon in Annan, Dumfriesshire.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Explorer Hugh Clapperton?
He served in the European War against Napoleon in the early 1800s.

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When was Explorer Hugh Clapperton born?
Hugh Clapperton was born in 18-5-1788, death year is , at the age of 236.
Where is Explorer Hugh Clapperton's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Hugh Clapperton was born in . is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Hugh Clapperton's global rank is 88714 and whose rank is 166 in list of famous Explorer.
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Events in 1788 and 18-5

Birthday Hugh Clapperton (18-5) in history

  • Day 18-5 year 1642: The city of Montreal in Canada today was founded by the French.
  • Day 18-5 year 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.
  • Day 18-5 year 1896: The Supreme Court affirmed racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson as "separate but equal."
  • Day 18-5 year 1920: Pope John Paul II was born near Krakow, Poland.
  • Day 18-5 year 1953: Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound.
  • Day 18-5 year 1974: India became the 6th country to become a nuclear power.
  • Day 18-5 year 1980: Mount St. Helens, in Washington state, erupted after being dormant for 123 years.
  • Day 18-5 year 1994: Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza strip after three decades of occupation and Palestinians took over.
  • Day 18-5 year 2000: A bill was finally passed that removed the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse.
  • Day 18-5 year 2003: President Megawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia declared martial law and sent 30,000 troops into Aceh.
  • Day 18-5 year 2004: Sonia Gandhi stunned her party, the Indian National Congress, by refusing to accept the prime ministership of India.
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