1694 in piracy

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The following lists piracy related events that happened during 1694.

Europe

  • May 7 – Henry Every leads a mutiny aboard the privateer ship Charles II at A Coruña and turns the crew to piracy.{{cite book | last=Robinson | first=Paul H. | last2=Robinson | first2=Sarah M. | title=Pirates, Prisoners, and Lepers: Lessons from Life Outside the Law | publisher=Potomac Books | series=EBL-Schweitzer | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-61234-746-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-mF2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA96 | access-date=November 1, 2024 | page=96}}

North America

  • April – Thomas Tew offloads his stolen treasure at Newport, Rhode Island.{{cite book | last=Marley | first=David F. | title=Daily Life of Pirates | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | year=2012 | isbn=979-8-216-07138-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HKnIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT95 | access-date=November 1, 2024 | page=95}}
  • November – Tew purchases new letter of marque from New York governor Benjamin Fletcher and sails on a new pirate cruise for the Indian Ocean.{{cite book | last=Breverton | first=Terry | title=A Gross of Pirates: From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth | publisher=Amberley Publishing | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-4456-8293-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLCIDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1698 | access-date=November 1, 2024 | page=1698}}

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