Aleksei Chirikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksei Chirikov

Russian explorer

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1703

Place of Birth: Tula Governorate

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1748

Profession: military personnel, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Russian: ??????´? ????´? ??´?????) (December 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748) was a Russian navigator and captain who along with Bering was the first Russian to reach North-West coast of North America.
He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern Expedition.