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1676 CE: Alexander Selkirk is born in Scotland.
1703 CE: Alexander Selkirk joins the privateering expedition of William Dampier bound for the Pacific.
1704 CE: Alexander Selkirk is marooned on the Juan Fernández Islands.
1709 CE: Alexander Selkirk is rescued from the Juan Fernández Islands by Woodes Rogers during his privateering circumnavigation.
1711 CE: Alexander Selkirk returns to Britain after an eight-year absence.
1721 CE: Alexander Selkirk dies at sea of tropical fever.