Dirk Hartog, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch explorer
Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1580
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 11-Oct-1621
Profession: explorer
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Dirk Hartog
- Dirk Hartog (Dutch pronunciation: [d?rk '??rt?x]; baptized 30 October 1580 – buried 11 October 1621) was a 17th-century Dutch sailor and explorer.
- Dirk Hartog's expedition was the second European group to land in Australia and the first to leave behind an artefact to record his visit, the Hartog plate.
- His name is sometimes alternatively spelled Dirck Hartog or Dierick Hartochszch.
- Ernest Giles referred to him as Theodoric Hartog.
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