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Ferdinand Magellan
Year of Birth
1485
Year of death
1521
Nationality
Portugese
Flag he sailed for
Spain
Known for
Circumnavigate the globe
Ships
Trinidad
 
Victoria
 
San Antonio
 
Conceptión
 
Santiago
Place of death
Philippines
Cause of death
Murdered
Countries bordering the strait of Magellan
Chile
 
Argentina
Chilean Province named after him
Magallanes
 
 
Vasco da Gama
Year of Birth (estimated)
1469
Year of Death
1524
Nationality
Portugese
Known for
Route to India
Ships
São Gabriel
 
São Rafael
 
Bérrio/Santa Fé
Place of Death
India
Cause of Death
Diseas
Longest Bridge in Europe
Ponte Vasco da Gama
City said Bridge is in
Lisbon
 
 
Bartolomeu Dias
Year of Birth (estimated)
1450
Year of Death
1500
Nationality
Portugese
Known for
Circumnavigate Cape of Good Hope
Ships
São Cristóvão
 
São Pantaleão
Place of Death
South from the Cape of Good Hope
Cause of Death
Sinking
Place in Namibia named after him
Dias-Point
Cultural Building named for him (South Africa)
The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
Christopher Columbus
Year of Birth (estimated)
1451
Year of Death
1506
Nationality
Genoan/Italian
Flag he sailed for
Castillian
Known for
"Discovering" America
Ships
Santa Maria
 
Niña
 
Pinta
Place of Death
Valladoid
Cause of Death
Unknown
Country named after him
Colombia
Archipelago technically named after him
Archipiélago de Colón/Galapagos Islands
Where the Columbus module is installed
ISS
 
 
James Cook
Year of Birth
1728
Year of Death
1779
Nationality
Britain
Some accomplishments known for
Cartographie
 
Claiming Australia
 
Fighting scurvy
 
First expedition south of the southern arctic circle
Ship on his first journey
HMS Endeavour
Ships on his second journey
Resolution
 
HMS Adventure
Ships on his third journey
Resolution
 
HMS Discovery
Place of Death
Hawai´i
Cause of Death
Murdered
Where the Cook-Strait is located
New Zealand
Islands east Niue, Tonga and Samoa
Cookislands
Different kind of "Ships" named after his ships
Space Shuttle/Space Ship
Province of Australia he has named
New South Wales
Leif Erikson
Year of Birth (Estimated)
970
Year of Death (Estimated)
1020
Modern Day Nationality (Estimated)
Icelandic
Known for
Discovering America
Place he landed
Newfoundland
Name he gave it
Vinland
City which named an airport after him
Reykjavik
Date of scandinavian "Leif-Erikson-Day"
October 9th
 
 
Francis Drake
Year of Birth (Estimated)
1540
Year of Death
1596
Nationality
Britain
Known for
"legal" Piracy
Country he hated
Spain
His first ship
Judith
Second Ship
Swan
Place of Death
Panama
Cause of Death
Dysentery
Place south of the Drake Passage
Antarctica
Place north of the Drake Passage
Tierra del Fuego
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