Aleksei Chirikov

Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov was a Russian navigator and captain who, along with Vitus Bering, was the first Russian to reach the northwest coast of North America. He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern Expedition.

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Who was born first?

• Aleksei Chirikov was born 2 years after Charles Marie de La Condamine
• Aleksei Chirikov was born 2 years before Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
• Aleksei Chirikov was born 2 years after Dmitry Laptev
• Aleksei Chirikov was born 3 years after Semyon Chelyuskin
• Aleksei Chirikov was born 3 years after Khariton Laptev

Timeline

1. Khariton Laptev1700 – December 21, 1763
2. Semyon Chelyuskincirca 1700 – November 1764
3. Charles Marie de La CondamineJanuary 28, 1701 – February 4, 1774
4. Dmitry Laptev1701 – January 20, 1771
5. Aleksei Chirikov (this page)December 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748
6. Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de LozierJanuary 14, 1705 – 1786

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