1502 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1502?
- January 20, 1502 – The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored.
- February 12, 1502 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
- May 11, 1502 – Christopher Columbus leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the West Indies.
- May 21, 1502 – The island of Saint Helena is discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova.
- July 30, 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
- September 18, 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth, and final, voyage.
Who Were Born In The Year 1502?
- January 7, 1502 – Pope Gregory XIII (d. 1585)
- February 2, 1502 – Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
- March 20, 1502 – Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
- April 25, 1502 – Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574)
- June 6, 1502 – King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
- September 13, 1502 – John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)
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