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Olivier van Noort ( 1558 - 22 February 1627) was the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world.

Olivier van Noort was born in 1558 in Utrecht. He left Rotterdam on 2 July, 1598 and sailed through the Magellan Strait to Dutch East Indies. He lost one ship on the way, two were sunk by Spanish ships near the Philippines.

He returned to Rotterdam on 26 August, 1601 with his last ship and 45 of original 248 men.

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