Who Was Alive in 1508

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1508

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da VinciAge 56

1452–1519 · Art

Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath

Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò MachiavelliAge 39

1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought

Author of The Prince

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da GamaAge 39

1469–1524 · Exploration

First European to reach India by sea

Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht DürerAge 37

1471–1528 · Art

German Renaissance painter and printmaker

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus CopernicusAge 35

1473–1543 · Science & Invention

Heliocentric model of the solar system

Michelangelo

MichelangeloAge 33

1475–1564 · Art

Sistine Chapel, David sculpture

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand MagellanAge about 28

1480–1521 · Exploration

Led the first expedition to sail around the world

Raphael

1483–1520 · Art

School of Athens, Renaissance master

Martin Luther

Martin LutherAge 25

1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought

Sparked the Protestant Reformation

Hernán Cortés

Hernán CortésAge 23

1485–1547 · Exploration

Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire

Henry VIII

Henry VIIIAge 17

1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership

King of England, six wives

Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the MagnificentAge 14

1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership

Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Also Born in 1508

Andrea Palladio

1508–1580 · born November 30

Venetian architect (1508–1580)

Also Died in 1508

Ludovico Sforza

1452–1508 · died May 27

Duke of Milan (1452–1508)

Beatrice of Naples

1457–1508 · died September 23

Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia

Sources

1508 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
Michelangelo — Wikipedia
Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
Raphael — Wikipedia
Martin Luther — Wikipedia
Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
Henry VIII — Wikipedia
Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia

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