1470 - 1479
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Birthdays of famous people
Decade 1470 - 1479
88 Michelangelo
Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)
*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome
70 Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)
*February 19th, 1473, Toruń †May 24th, 1543, Frombork
56 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471–1528)
*May 21st, 1471, Nuremberg †April 6th, 1528, Nuremberg
41 Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan
57 Thomas More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
*February 7th, 1478, London †July 6th, 1535, Tower Hill
63 Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
*March 16th, 1478, Trujillo †June 26th, 1541, Lima
27 Charles VIII of France
King of France from 1483 to 1498
*June 30th, 1470, Amboise †April 7th, 1498, Amboise,_ca._1560.jpg "Paul IV")
83 Paul IV
Pope of catholic church 1555-1559
*June 28th, 1476, Capriglia Irpina †August 18th, 1559, Rome
56 Clement VII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534
*May 26th, 1478, Florence †September 25th, 1534, Rome
40 James IV of Scotland
King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513
*March 17th, 1473, Holyrood Abbey †September 9th, 1513, Northumberland
91 Bartolomé de Las Casas
Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)
*November 11th, 1474, Seville †July 17th, 1566, MadridSelim I
9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
*October 10th, 1470, Amasya †September 22nd, 1520, ÇorluJuana I of Castile
Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516
*November 6th, 1479, Toledo †April 12th, 1555, Tordesillas
50 Baldassarre Castiglione
Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)
*December 6th, 1478, Marcaria †February 8th, 1529, ToledoEdward V of England
King of England (1470-1483)
*November 4th, 1470, Westminster Abbey †January 1st, 1483, Tower of London
45 Fra Bartolomeo
Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)
*March 28th, 1472, Prato †October 31st, 1517, FlorencePhilip I of Castile
Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile
*June 22nd, 1478, Bruges †September 25th, 1506, BurgosGiorgione
Venetian Renaissance painter (1478–1510)
*January 1st, 1478, Castelfranco Veneto †January 1st, 1510, VeniceVasili III of Moscow
Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533
*March 25th, 1479, Moscow †December 3rd, 1533, Moscow
72 Gian Giorgio Trissino
Italian Renaissance humanist
*July 8th, 1478, Vicenza †December 8th, 1550, Rome
65 Angela Merici
Foundress of the Ursulines
*March 21st, 1474, Desenzano del Garda †January 27th, 1540, BresciaCesare Borgia
Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal
*September 13th, 1475, Subiaco †March 12th, 1507, Viana
34 Hongzhi Emperor
9th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505)
*July 30th, 1470, Beijing †June 8th, 1505, BeijingAnne of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France (1477-1514)
*January 25th, 1477, Château des ducs de Bretagne †January 9th, 1514, BloisIsabel of Aragon
Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498)
*October 2nd, 1470, Dueñas †August 23rd, 1498, ZaragozaHermann of Wied
Roman Catholic archbishop (1477–1552)
*January 14th, 1477, Altwied Castle †August 15th, 1552
38 Bianca Maria Sforza
Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary
*April 5th, 1472, Milan †December 31st, 1510, InnsbruckFrederick I of Denmark
King of Denmark and Norway
*October 7th, 1471, Haderslev †April 10th, 1533, Gottorf Castle
19 John, Prince of Asturias
Prince of Asturias
*June 30th, 1478, Seville †October 4th, 1497, Salamanca.jpg "Sebastiano Serlio")
78 Sebastiano Serlio
Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)
*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau
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67 George, Duke of Saxony
Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)
*August 27th, 1471, Meissen †April 17th, 1539, Dresden
36 Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
Italian condottiero and Duke of Urbino
*January 17th, 1472, Gubbio †April 10th, 1508, Fossombrone