1696 in piracy
See also 1695 in piracy, Other events in 1696, 1697 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.
Events
Europe
- Undated - 24 of Henry Every's pirates are arrested in Ireland and England. Every eludes capture and is never seen again.
- January 26 - William Kidd issued a letter of marque by King William III of England.
- May - Kidd sets sail from Plymouth, England en route to New York City aboard the Adventure Galley.
North America
- September - Kidd leaves New York on the Adventure Galley.
Births
Deaths
gollark: Maybe I should implement these in potatOS, in the most hilariously inefficient way possible.
gollark: As far as I know the reason for it is that IEEE 754 makes NaNs a range of values rather than just one, but at least you still keep reflexivity that way.
gollark: It trips up so many people checking for NaNs.
gollark: I care. Values should equal themselves or it's confusing for no valid reason.
gollark: It breaks the actual definition of equality and creates a confusing situation for no good reason.
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