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Who Was Alive in 1477

7 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1477

Christopher Columbus
Christopher ColumbusAge 26
1451–1506 · Exploration
Sailed to the Americas in 1492
 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 25
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 8
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 8
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 6
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 4
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 2
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Also Born in 1477

Anne of Brittany
1477–1514 · born January 25
Queen of France (1491–1498; 1499–1514) and Duchess of Brittany (1488–1514)

Sources

  1. 1477 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Christopher Columbus — Wikipedia
  3. Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  5. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  6. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  7. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  8. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
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