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No but Governor Arthur Phillip was speared. He was on a beach and a whale had been speared so there were a lot of Aboriginals there when he stretched his arms out in greeting an Aboriginal threw a spear at him. It went through his shoulder and Arthur Phillip survived

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What day did captain cook get speared?

Captain Cook was speared by Hawaiian natives on 14 February 1779. This was a Sunday.


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