Explorer Vitus Bering
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Vitus Bering
Living place: Denmark
Birthday: 5-8-1661
Global rank: #33767
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Who is Explorer Vitus Bering?
The northernmost explorers between Russia and North America named the straits separating the two continents.
His first voyage was inconclusive, and so a second was expected although much larger in scope, which would eventually lead to his death.
The northernmost explorers between Russia and North America named the straits separating the two continents.
His first voyage was inconclusive, and so a second was expected although much larger in scope, which would eventually lead to his death.
King Peter I of Russia appointed him to determine if there was a land bridge connecting Asia to North America.
He was born into a wealthy family, but instead of following his brothers to college, he joined the navy.
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The explorer James Cook named the Bering Strait after Vitus, knowing that he had discovered it for the first time.
The explorer James Cook named the Bering Strait after Vitus, knowing that he had discovered it for the first time.
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When was Explorer Vitus Bering born?
Vitus Bering was born in 5-8-1661, death year is , at the age of 363.
Where is Explorer Vitus Bering's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Vitus Bering was born in Denmark. is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Vitus Bering's global rank is 33767 and whose rank is 49 in list of famous Explorer.
Vitus Bering was born in 5-8-1661, death year is , at the age of 363.
Where is Explorer Vitus Bering's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Vitus Bering was born in Denmark. is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Vitus Bering's global rank is 33767 and whose rank is 49 in list of famous Explorer.
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Events in 1661 and 5-8
Birthday Vitus Bering (5-8) in history
- Day 5-8 year 1861: For the first time, the U.S. government levied an income tax.
- Day 5-8 year 1884: The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island.
- Day 5-8 year 1914: The first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Day 5-8 year 1962: Marilyn Monroe died.
- Day 5-8 year 1963: The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the limited Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space, and underwater.
- Day 5-8 year 1969: The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 transmitted pictures of Mars.
- Day 5-8 year 1984: Joan Benoit won the first Olympic women's marathon.
- Day 5-8 year 2002: The gun turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised from the ocean floor.
- Day 5-8 year 2003: The Rev. Gene Robinson was approved as the first openly gay bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church.
- Day 5-8 year 2012: The plutonium-powered rover Curiosity successfully lands on Mars. Larger than earlier rovers, Curiosity will spend two years examining the land, looking for evidence that conditions on Mars are fit for life.
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