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Who Was Alive in 1519

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1519

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da VinciAge 67
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath
 Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 50
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 50
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 48
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 46
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 44
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand MagellanAge about 39
1480–1521 · Exploration
Led the first expedition to sail around the world
 Raphael
RaphaelAge 36
1483–1520 · Art
School of Athens, Renaissance master
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 36
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 34
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
 Henry VIII
Henry VIIIAge 28
1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership
King of England, six wives
 Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 25
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Also Born in 1519

Catherine de' Medici
1519–1589 · born April 13
Queen of France from 1547 to 1559
Pope Innocent IX
1519–1591 · born July 20
Head of the Catholic Church in 1591
Henry II of France
1519–1559 · born March 31
King of France from 1547 to 1559

Died in 1519

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
1452–1519 · Art
Mona Lisa, Renaissance polymath

Also Died in 1519

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1459–1519 · died January 12
Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 to 1519
Lucrezia Borgia
1480–1519 · died June 24
Italian noblewoman (1480–1519)
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
1492–1519 · died May 4
Italian nobleman (1492–1519)
Johann Tetzel
1465–1519 · died August 11
German Dominican friar and seller of indulgences (c. 1465–1519)

Notable World Events in 1519

1519 Magellan begins first circumnavigation of the globe

Sources

  1. 1519 — 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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