Who Was Alive in 1478

7 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1478

Christopher Columbus

Christopher ColumbusAge 27

1451–1506 · Exploration

Sailed to the Americas in 1492

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da VinciAge 26

1452–1519 · Art

Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath

Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò MachiavelliAge 9

1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought

Author of The Prince

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da GamaAge 9

1469–1524 · Exploration

First European to reach India by sea

Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht DürerAge 7

1471–1528 · Art

German Renaissance painter and printmaker

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 5

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

Michelangelo

MichelangeloAge 3

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Also Born in 1478

1478–1535 · born February 7

English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535)

Baldassare Castiglione

1478–1529 · born December 6

Italian Renaissance author (1478–1529)

Also Died in 1478

Giuliano de' Medici

1453–1478 · died April 26

Lord of Florence from 1469 to 1478

1423–1478 · died January 6

Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1452 to 1478

Sources

1478 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Christopher Columbus — Wikipedia
Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
Michelangelo — Wikipedia

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