Charles Wilkes died of a stroke on February 8, 1877 at the age of 79. He was an American naval officer and explorer known for leading the United States Exploring Expedition.
Charles Wilkes died on 1877-02-08.
Charles Wilkes was born on 1798-04-03.
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Wilkes was in command of the sloop-of-war USS Vincennesduring the Wilkes Expedition to Antarctica in 1839.
Wilkes Land in Antarctica, thereby proving once and for all that it was a contnental landmass.
Wilkes Land was named after Charles Wilkes, the American explorer who commanded in 1838 an exploring and surveying US expedition of the Southern Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands.
Lyall Wilkes died in 1991.
Fred Wilkes died in 1942.
Albert Wilkes died in 1936.
Tom Wilkes died in 2009.
Wilkes Angel died in 1889.
Alexander Wilkes died in 1937.