Who Was Alive

Were Domenico Ghirlandaio and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Domenico Ghirlandaio and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 42 or 43 years, from 1451 to 1494.

Domenico Ghirlandaio was 2 or 3 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 42 or 43 when Domenico Ghirlandaio died, aged 45.

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Italian painter

Born 2 June 1448 · died 11 January 1494, aged 45

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1448 – 1494
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Domenico Ghirlandaio and Christopher Columbus 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 Domenico Ghirlandaio and Christopher Columbus were born

Domenico Ghirlandaio and Christopher Columbus 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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