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1701 in piracy
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See also 1700 in piracy, other events in 1701, 1702 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.
Events
Europe
May 23 - William Kidd is hanged for piracy and murder at Execution Dock in London.Captain Charles Johnson Captain Charles Johnson A General History of the Pyrates 14 May 1724 Charles Rivington; J. Lacy, and J. Stone Kingdom of Great Britain 56–66 2 https://archive.org/details/vol1_20200912/vol2/page/n55/mode/2up?view=theater A General History of the Pyrates Of Captain William Kidd
Indian Ocean
John Bowen's crew builds a pirate base at Maritan in Madagascar.Captain Charles Johnson Captain Charles Johnson A General History of the Pyrates 14 May 1724 Charles Rivington; J. Lacy, and J. Stone Kingdom of Great Britain 45–56 2 https://archive.org/details/vol1_20200912/vol2/page/n45/mode/2up?view=theater A General History of the Pyrates Of Captain John Bowen
Deaths
May 23 - William Kidd, privateer and pirate (born 1645).
References
Piracy
Category:Piracy by year
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