North West Passage7 June 1585
English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 2 ships to search for the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Historical person
John Davis Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Davis, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.
6 records1585–16054 events1 places
Chronological biography
1585
1586
North West Passage7 May 1586
English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 3 ships in a 2nd attempt to find the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
North West PassageOctober 1586
When Davis returns he learns that one ship, the North Star, had been lost with all hands in a gale near the coast of Ireland
Sinking of North StarOctober 1586
When Davis returns he learns that one ship, the North Star, had been lost with all hands in a gale near the coast of Ireland
Sinking of North Star - Loss with All HandsOctober 1586
North Star was lost with all hands in a gale near Ireland while returning from John Davis's second Arctic voyage.
1605
Death of John Davis27 December 1605
English sea captain John Davis is killed by Japanese pirates whose ship he had captured off the coast of Sumatra
Titles and roles
Captain
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.