Historical figures in 1497

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, in 1497. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther, Nicolaus Copernicus and Vasco da Gama. Among them Jurists, Writers and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Babur

   in 1497

   1 moment here

   Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…

2. Bartolomeu Dias

   in 1497

   1 moment here

   Portuguese navigator and explorer best known for leading the first recorded European voyage around southern Africa.…

3. Martin Luther

   in 1497

   1 moment here

   German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

4. Nicolaus Copernicus

   in 1497

   1 moment here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

5. Vasco da Gama

   in 1497

   1 moment here

   Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…

Moments

1. 1497 Accompanying Vasco da Gama to Cape Verde Bartolomeu Dias
2. 1497 Attends school in Magdeburg Martin Luther
3. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
4. 1497 Siege and capture of Samarkand Babur
5. 1497 First India voyage departs Vasco da Gama

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