Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Girolamo Savonarola alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Girolamo Savonarola were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1452 to 1498.

Christopher Columbus was about a year old when Girolamo Savonarola was born.

Christopher Columbus was 46 or 47 when Girolamo Savonarola died, aged 45.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian preacher

Born 21 September 1452 · died 23 May 1498, aged 45

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 – 1498
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Girolamo Savonarola 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 Christopher Columbus and Girolamo Savonarola were born

Christopher Columbus and Girolamo Savonarola are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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