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1645 CE - 1701 CE: Life of the Scottish privateer turned pirate Captain Kidd.
1689 CE: Captain Kidd engages in privateering against French vessels in the Caribbean.
1690 CE: Captain Kidd's crew steal his ship the Blessed William in the Caribbean.
1691 CE: Captain Kidd settles in New York, marries and has two daughters.
1695 CE: In London, Captain Kidd gathers a consortium of anonymous backers to fund a privateering expedition in the Indian Ocean.
1697 CE - 1698 CE: Captain Kidd commits several acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
1697 CE: Captain Kidd kills one of his gunners, William Moore.
1698 CE: Captain Kidd attacks and captures the merchant ship Quedah Merchant off the coast of India near Cochin.
1699 CE: Captain Kidd is arrested for piracy in Boston.
1700 CE: Captain Kidd is sent from Boston to London for trial for piracy.
1701 CE: Captain Kidd is twice called to testify before Parliament regarding his privateering and piracy in the Indian Ocean.
1701 CE: The pirate Captain Kidd is hanged at Wapping Old Stairs, London and his body is left to rot in public veiw by the River Thames.