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Joshua Slocum, a Canadian sailor.
As of 2009, Francis Joyen, a Frenchman. In slightly more than 57 days.
Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.
A way in which you could write circumnavigation, in a sentence is: All the birds which made a circumnavigation stopped for food in the same places.
Many people have sailed in a yacht around the world. The youngest was Robin Lee Graham, who sailed around the world in a sailboat at the age of 16. He took 5 years sailing around the world and even found and married his wife while on the trip. I believe he started his trip in 1968 and ended in 1973. If you are looking for non-stop sailing, there are races for solo non-stop circumnavigation. Circumnavigation is the sailor's term for "around the world". The first man to complete a solo circumnavigation was Joshua Slocum in 1898. There's even a Joshua Slocum Society for sailors who sail around the world.
Australian sailor Jesse Martin (born August 26, 1981) was 18 years old when he completed his solo circumnavigation of the world, on October 31, 1999.
Sir Francis Drake hated the Spanish because they had trapped him on his boat and till that day he sought revenge over them.He also wanted to do a circumnavigation!
We will probably never know that. Most likely it was some person trying to go from one place to another, or just fishing. Solo-sailing is not something earth-shattering, historically-speaking. Perhaps you are asking about the first person to make a substantial solo voyage - like circumnavigation? If you are really interested in things like this, find some books about Francis Chichester.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance was created in 2012.
Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance was created in 2012.
Who did the best drum solo at Live Aid is a matter of opinion. Not everyone will agree that one drum solo was better than another. It is personal preference.