Who Was Alive

Were Pedro Álvares Cabral and Michelangelo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pedro Álvares Cabral and Michelangelo were alive at the same time, from 1475 to c. 1520.

Pedro Álvares Cabral was 7 or 8 when Michelangelo was born.

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Portuguese explorer

Born 1467 · died c. 1520

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. Pedro Álvares Cabral, 1467 – c. 1520
  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

Pedro Álvares Cabral 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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Where Pedro Álvares Cabral and Michelangelo were born

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