Who Was Alive

Were Bartolomeu Dias and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Bartolomeu Dias and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1483 to 1500.

Martin Luther was 16 when Bartolomeu Dias died.

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese explorer

Born c. 1467 · died 29 May 1500

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Bartolomeu Dias, c. 1467 – 1500
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Bartolomeu Dias and Martin Luther in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Bartolomeu Dias and Martin Luther were born

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