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Decade 1480 - 1489
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62 Martin Luther
German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)
*November 10th, 1483, Lutherstadt Eisleben †February 18th, 1546, Lutherstadt EislebenJohann Eck
German theologian
*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt
63 Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
*November 30th, 1484, Medellín †December 2nd, 1547, Castilleja de la CuestaRaphael
Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)
*April 6th, 1483, Urbino †April 6th, 1520, Rome
47 Babur
Founder of the Mughal Empire (1526–1530)
*February 14th, 1483, Andijan †December 26th, 1530, Agra.jpg "Huldrych Zwingli")
47 Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
*January 1st, 1484, Wildhaus †October 11th, 1531, Kappel am Albis
67 Julius III
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555
*September 19th, 1487, Rome †April 2nd, 1555, Rome
50 Catherine of Aragon
First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton Castle
36 Ismail I
Founder and first shah of Safavid Iran
*July 17th, 1487, Ardabil †May 23rd, 1524, Tabriz
39 Lucrezia Borgia
Spanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1480-1519)
*April 18th, 1480, Subiaco †June 24th, 1519, Ferrara
66 Thomas Cranmer
Leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
*July 2nd, 1489, Nottingham †March 21st, 1556, Oxford
51 Margaret Tudor
Scottish Queen consort (1489-1541)
*November 28th, 1489, London †October 18th, 1541, Methven CastleJuan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer and conquistador
*April 8th, 1480, Santervás de Campos †January 1st, 1521, HavanaAndrea del Sarto
Italian painter (1486-1530)
*July 16th, 1487, Florence †September 29th, 1530, Florence_-004.jpg "Arthur, Prince of Wales")
15 Arthur, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall
*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle
48 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)
*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble
57 Francesco Guicciardini
Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540)
*March 6th, 1483, Florence †May 22nd, 1540, Arcetri
55 Thomas Cromwell
English statesman (1485–1540)
*November 30th, 1484, Putney †July 28th, 1540, Tower HillChristian II of Denmark
King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
*July 2nd, 1481, Nyborg †January 25th, 1559, Kalundborg
50 Ferdinand Columbus
Spanish bibliophile and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus (1488-1539)
*August 15th, 1488, Córdoba †July 12th, 1539, Seville.jpg "Franz von Sickingen")
42 Franz von Sickingen
Knight of the Holy Roman Empire (1481−1523)
*March 2nd, 1481, Ebernburg Castle †May 7th, 1523, Nanstein CastleChaitanya Mahaprabhu
15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint
*November 30th, 1485, Nabadwip †November 30th, 1533, Puri_-_Georg_der_Fromme_-_Jagdschloss_Grunewald_-_1564.jpg "George of Brandenburg-Ansbach")
59 George of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
*March 4th, 1484, Ansbach †December 27th, 1543, Ansbach.jpg "George Spalatin")
78 Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio
Italian painter (1483-1561)
*February 14th, 1483, Florence †June 6th, 1561, Florence
52 Helius Eobanus Hessus
16th-century German poet
*January 6th, 1488, Halgehausen †October 4th, 1540, Marburg
62 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Italian architect
*April 12th, 1484, Florence †August 3rd, 1546, Terni
49 Filippo Strozzi the Younger
Italian banker (1489-1538)
*January 4th, 1489, Florence †December 18th, 1538, Florence
58 Gasparo Contarini
Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Belluno
*October 16th, 1483, Venice †August 24th, 1542, Bologna
56 Johannes Magnus
Roman Catholic archbishop
*March 19th, 1488, Linköping Cathedral Congregation †March 22nd, 1544, RomeMargaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
Austrian archduchess and regent of the Netherlands (1480-1530)
*January 10th, 1480, Brussels †December 1st, 1530, Mechelen
76 Francisco de Sá de Miranda
Portuguese poet (1481–1558)
*August 28th, 1481, Coimbra †November 30th, 1557, Amares
67 Frederick II of Legnica
Duke of Legnica
*February 12th, 1480, Legnica †September 17th, 1547, Legnica
70 Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
First Margrave of Baden-Durlach
*October 7th, 1482, Pforzheim †February 6th, 1553, Sulzburg
71 Margarete Peutinger
German humanist; wife of Konrad Peutinger
*January 1st, 1481, Memmingen †January 1st, 1552, Augsburg
71 Pedro Pacheco de Villena
Catholic cardinal
*June 29th, 1488, La Puebla de Montalbán †March 5th, 1560, Rome.jpg "Simon Pistoris der Jüngere")
73 Simon Pistoris der Jüngere
German jurist
*October 28th, 1489, Leipzig †December 3rd, 1562, Nünchritz
73 Frederick II, Elector Palatine
Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556
*December 9th, 1482, Burg Winzingen †February 26th, 1556, Alzey