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People who died at sea

  • Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson was born on the 29th of September 1758 at a rectory in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. He entered the Royal Navy on the 1st of January 1771 as an…
  • Francis DrakeFrancis Drake was born at Crowndale Farm in Tavistock, Devon, England. His birth date remains uncertain, though estimates place it around 1540 or 1541 based…