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Jan 1, 1371
Zheng He
He was born as Ma He in 1371. Zheng He voyaged a century before his European explorer counterparts to places such as Sri Lanka, Melaka, Calicut and the Philippines. -
Jan 1, 1377
Filippo Brunelleschi born
Fillipo Brunolleschi was born in Genoa in 1377. He was famous for designing the Brunollechi dome and restoring Medici honor. His dome design is copied all over the world. -
Jan 1, 1444
Sandro Botticheli born
Sandro Botticheli was famous for many things, including perspective art. The name Botticheli was given by his goldsmith, meaning little barrel. -
Apr 15, 1446
Brunolleschi dead
Brunolleschi died in Florence, in 1446. -
Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus born
Christopher Columbus was a European explorer who was looking for a route to the Spice Islands. Instead, he found the Americas. He made 4 voyages between 1492 and 1504. -
May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus dead
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Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei born
Galileo was famous for his heliocentric theory and also a number of other discoveries and ideas, such as that ice floats on water and also pointing a telescope to the skies and seeing Saturn. -
Galileo dead
Galileo Galilei dies at 70 in, Arcetri, near modern day Florence. -
Isaac Newton born
Sir Isaac Newton, was born on Christmas day in 1642, in Woolsthrope, England. He is famous for discovering and recognizing gravity by seeing an apple fall off his tree from the room window. -
Sir Isaac Newton dead
Sir Isaac Newton dies on London at age of 85.