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ABOUT
Scottish explorer who was executed on charges of piracy by the English Parliament in 1701. However, the accounts of his actions as a pirate contained more fiction than fact.The remains of the Quedagh Merchant, the ship he abandoned, were discovered in 2007 and displayed at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2011.The pervasive belief that he hid buried treasure led to the writing of Treasure Island by Robert Stevenson.
BEFORE FAMEThe first records of his existence date back to 1689, when he was a member of a pirate crew who sailed the Carribean.
PERSONAL LIFEHis father, Captain John Kyd, was lost at sea.
Historical Events in the Life of William Kidd
1699-7-6 Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston
1701-5-23 Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore.
Explorer William Kidd were born on Sunday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 19 days until William Kidd next birthday.
