John Cabot By sarahh19718 Jan 1, 1455 John Cabot date of birth Jul 19, 1476 Moved to Venice Feb 13, 1490 Moved to Spain Jun 15, 1490 Learn skills to be sailor Learned Cartophaey, navigation, astronamy, mathmatics, and seasmanship. May 5, 1494 Returned to England to seek support for his voyage Jun 9, 1495 Reaches New world at Cape Brenten Apr 12, 1496 Frist try failed Aug 6, 1497 Back to England Aug 8, 1497 Reached America Jul 8, 1499 Died or Disappeared