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Who Was Alive in 1512

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1512

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 60
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 43
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 43
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 41
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 39
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 37
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 32
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
Raphael
RaphaelAge 29
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 29
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 27
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Henry VIII
Henry VIIIAge 21
1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership
King of England, six wives
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 18
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Also Born in 1512

1512–1594 · born March 5
Flemish cartographer (1512–1594)
1512–1542 · born April 10
King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542

Also Died in 1512

1454–1512 · died February 22
Italian explorer and navigator (1454–1512)
1447–1512 · died May 26
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512

Sources

  1. 1512 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  4. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  5. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  6. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  7. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  8. Ferdinand Magellan — Wikipedia
  9. Raphael — Wikipedia
  10. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  11. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
  12. Henry VIII — Wikipedia
  13. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
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