1704 in piracy

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 Europe 1.2 North America 2 Births 3 Deaths

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• April 11 - Thomas Green, captain of the Worcester, and two of his officers are hanged in Leith, Scotland, for the piratical seizure of the Speedy Return. The crime had actually been committed by John Bowen and his crew.

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• June - Captain John Quelch is hanged for piracy in Boston, Massachusetts.

see Quelch's Gold by Clifford Beal (Praeger Publishing, Westport CT, USA 2007)

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