Who Was Alive

Were Pedro Álvares Cabral and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Pedro Álvares Cabral and Martin Luther were alive at the same time, from 1483 to c. 1520.

Pedro Álvares Cabral was 15 or 16 when Martin Luther was born.

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Portuguese explorer

Born 1467 · died c. 1520

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. Pedro Álvares Cabral, 1467 – c. 1520
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Pedro Álvares Cabral 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 Pedro Álvares Cabral and Martin Luther were born

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