John Davis an American and seal hunter who claimed to have set foot on Antarctica on February 7, 1821. Historians dispute his claim. Look up seal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

WAS NEVER MARRIED AND WAS BORN IN SURREY ENGLAND IN 1884 hE JOINED THE MERCHANT SERVICE WHEN HE WAS 16YEARS OLD(1900) HE TRAVELED TO ANTARCTICA 7 TIMES MOST OF THEM HE TRAVELLED AS A NAVIGATOR. he was believed to be the first person to land on antarctica after Cook.