Who Was Alive

Were Bartolomeu Dias and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Bartolomeu Dias and Michelangelo were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1475 to 1500.

Michelangelo was 25 when Bartolomeu Dias died.

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese explorer

Born c. 1467 · died 29 May 1500

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Bartolomeu Dias, c. 1467 – 1500
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  8. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642

Bartolomeu Dias and Michelangelo 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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Events both lived through

Where Bartolomeu Dias and Michelangelo were born

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