Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge which was to influence his successors well into the 20th century and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him.
He didn't, Dan Cook did.
Cook Lougheed died in 2009.
Melville Cook died in 1993.
Kenneth Cook died in 1987.
Otis Cook died in 1980.
Doc Cook died in 1958.
Alan Cook died in 2004.
Orchard Cook died in 1819.
Nancy Cook died in 1962.
Melvin A. Cook died in 2000.
Ephraim Cook died in 1881.
Clyde Cook died in 2008.