Last Updated on 3 March 2026
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- 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)
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- Thomas Tew killed in battle in Arabian Sea (1695)
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- Robert Maynard born in Dartford, Kent, England (1684)
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- Stede Bonnet fights and surrenders at the Battle of Cape Fear River (1718)
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- Blackbeard captures the Betty near Cape Charles, Virginia, and only takes the cargo of Madeira wine (1717)
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