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Who Was Alive in 1490

11 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1490

Christopher Columbus
Christopher ColumbusAge 39
1451–1506 · Exploration
Sailed to the Americas in 1492
 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 38
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 21
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 21
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 19
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 17
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 15
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 10
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
 Raphael
RaphaelAge 7
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 7
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 5
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire

Also Born in 1490

Albert, Duke of Prussia
1490–1568 · born May 17
Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568

Also Died in 1490

Matthias Corvinus
1443–1490 · died April 6
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490

Sources

  1. 1490 — 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
  9. Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
  10. Raphael — Wikipedia
  11. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  12. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
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