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See also 1696 in piracy, other events in 1697, 1698 in piracy and Timeline of piracy.

Events

Indian Ocean

Undated - Adam Baldridge flees Madagascar to avoid attack by neighbors for engaging in the slave trade.
October 30 - William Kidd murders his gunner, William Moore.

Births

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Deaths

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References

Captain Charles Johnson (14 May 1724). "Of Captain William Kidd". A General History of the Pyrates. Vol. 2. Kingdom of Great Britain: Charles Rivington; J. Lacy, and J. Stone. pp. 56–66.