Necrology
Year: 1909
Joshua Slocum
Born: February 20th, 1844
Died: November 14th, 1909
Famous For: Canadian American Seaman, Adventurer, First Solo Circumnavigator of the World
Cause of Death: Disappeared while sailing his boat the Spray while on his way to the West Indies
Burial Place: Body lost somewhere north of Venezuela
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