Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge which was to influence his successors well into the 20th century and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him.
He didn't, Dan Cook did.
Ephraim Cook died in 1881.
Cook Lougheed died in 2009.
Bobby Cook died in 1997.
Clyde Cook died in 2008.
Ransom Cook died in 1881.
Lloyd Cook died in 1964.
Samuel A. Cook died in 1918.
Clarence Cook died in 1900.
Furneaux Cook died in 1903.
Zadock Cook died in 1863.
Earnshaw Cook died in 1987.