Last Updated on 10 May 2026

1. Thomas Modyford, governor of Jamaica, dies (1679)
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4. Thomas Jones appointed Ranger General of the Island of Nassau (1710)
5. King George I of England issues “Proclamation for Suppressing of Pirates” offering pardons to pirates (1717), Woodes Rogers issues warrant for Jack Rackham’s arrest (1720)
6. Francis Verney dies in Messina, Italy (1615), William Kidd‘s ship Adventure Galley stopped by HMS Duchess and half the crew were taken (1696)
7. Thomas Tew killed in battle in Arabian Sea (1695)
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9. James Lancaster‘s fleet arrives in Table Bay, southern Africa, ravaged with scurvy (1601)
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11. Ingela Gathenhielm born in Onsala, Sweden (1692)
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15. Philip Roche leads a bloody mutiny aboard an Irish ship and turns to piracy (1721)
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19. Robert Maynard born in Dartford, Kent, England (1684)
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21. René Duguay-Trouin captures Rio de Janeiro and takes the Portuguese governor for ransom (1711)
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24. William Parker dies at sea (1618)
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26. Francis Drake returns to England after circumnavigating the globe (1580), Thomas Paine interrogated about William Kidd‘s fortune (1699)
27. Stede Bonnet fights and surrenders at the Battle of Cape Fear River (1718)
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29. Blackbeard captures the Betty near Cape Charles, Virginia, and only takes the cargo of Madeira wine (1717)
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