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12 hours ago · James Kirker (1793–1852) was an Irish-born American privateer, soldier, mercenary, merchant, Mountain man, and scalp hunter.He is best known for his contracts with the Mexican government to enslave, kill and scalp Apache Indians.
12 hours ago · Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak KCB (29 April 1803 [3] – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo.He ruled as the first White Rajah of Sarawak from 1841 until his death in 1868.
12 hours ago · John Hoar: d. 1697 1694–1697 Colonial America A pirate and privateer active in the late 1690s in the Red Sea area. Benjamin Hornigold: 1680–1719 1717–1719 England Known for being less aggressive than other pirates, Hornigold once captured a ship for the sole purpose of seizing the crew's hats. [25] [28] Thomas Howard: early 18th century
12 hours ago · Joseph P. Hoar, 87, American Marine Corps general. [407] Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, 87, Indian politician, MP (1980–2014). [408] Kelsang Gyatso, 91, Tibetan Buddhist monk and meditation teacher, founder of New Kadampa Tradition. [409] Michael Homan, 56, American theologian and musician, cirrhosis. [410]