Explorer Matthew Flinders

Matthew Flinders

Living place: England

Birthday: 16-3-1774

Global rank: #28217

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Who is Explorer Matthew Flinders?
He became the first European explorer to sail around Australia and prove that it was a continent.
His book, A Voyage Terra Australis, became a popular read after his death.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Daniel Defoe's classic novel Robinson Crusoe convinced him to dedicate his life to sea exploration.

Family life info

He married Ann Chappelle in 1801. His father, also named Matthew, was a surgeon.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Explorer Matthew Flinders?
Early in his career, he voyaged Tahiti under the leadership of Captain William Bligh.

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When was Explorer Matthew Flinders born?
Matthew Flinders was born in 16-3-1774, death year is , at the age of 250.
Where is Explorer Matthew Flinders's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Matthew Flinders was born in England. is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Matthew Flinders's global rank is 28217 and whose rank is 34 in list of famous Explorer.
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Events in 1774 and 16-3

Birthday Matthew Flinders (16-3) in history

  • Day 16-3 year 1521: Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines.
  • Day 16-3 year 1850: Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.
  • Day 16-3 year 1926: The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.
  • Day 16-3 year 1935: Adolf Hitler cancelled the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Day 16-3 year 1968: The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.
  • Day 16-3 year 1978: Italian politician Aldo Moro was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the Red Brigades.
  • Day 16-3 year 1985: U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.
  • Day 16-3 year 1988: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.
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