Who Was Alive

Were Jami and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Jami and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from 1451 to 1492.

Jami was 36 or 37 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 40 or 41 when Jami died, aged 78.

Jami

Jami

Poet

Born 7 November 1414 · died 9 November 1492, aged 78

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Jami, 1414 – 1492
  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

Jami 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 Jami and Christopher Columbus were born

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