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Who Was Alive in 1522

9 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1522

Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliAge 53
1469–1527 · Philosophy & Thought
Author of The Prince
 Vasco da Gama
Vasco da GamaAge 53
1469–1524 · Exploration
First European to reach India by sea
 Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht DürerAge 51
1471–1528 · Art
German Renaissance painter and printmaker
 Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus CopernicusAge 49
1473–1543 · Science & Invention
Heliocentric model of the solar system
 Michelangelo
MichelangeloAge 47
1475–1564 · Art
Sistine Chapel, David sculpture
 Martin Luther
Martin LutherAge 39
1483–1546 · Philosophy & Thought
Sparked the Protestant Reformation
 Hernán Cortés
Hernán CortésAge 37
1485–1547 · Exploration
Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
 Henry VIII
Henry VIIIAge 31
1491–1547 · Politics & Leadership
King of England, six wives
 Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 28
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan

Also Died in 1522

Johann Reuchlin
1455–1522 · died June 30
German humanist and scholar (1455–1522)
Anne of France
1461–1522 · died November 14
Duchess of Bourbon (1461–1522)

Sources

  1. 1522 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Niccolò Machiavelli — Wikipedia
  3. Vasco da Gama — Wikipedia
  4. Albrecht Dürer — Wikipedia
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus — Wikipedia
  6. Michelangelo — Wikipedia
  7. Martin Luther — Wikipedia
  8. Hernán Cortés — Wikipedia
  9. Henry VIII — Wikipedia
  10. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
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