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Contemporary Figures & Related Historical Timelines

• Bartolomeo Colleoni — Contemporary (Died in 1475) (1475): Renowned 15th-century Italian condottiero and military officer of Venice.
• Cesare Borgia — Contemporary (Born in 1475) (1475): Cardinal, military leader, and architect of a short-lived state in Renaissance Italy.
• Diego de Almagro — Contemporary (Born in 1475) (1475): Spanish conquistador famed for his exploits and role in the conquest of Peru and Chile.
• Ferdinand Magellan — Contemporary (Died in 1521) (1521): Portuguese explorer famed for the first circumnavigation attempt.
• Josquin des Prez — Contemporary (Died in 1521) (1521): Master composer of the Renaissance, central to the Franco-Flemish School.
• Juan Ponce de León — Contemporary (Died in 1521) (1521): Spanish explorer and conquistador, famed for discovering Puerto Rico and Florida.
• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn — Shared historical date (12-11 · Born) (1918): Dissident author who exposed Soviet repression, notably the Gulag system.
• Amon Göth — Shared historical date (12-11 · Born) (1908): Austrian SS functionary and war criminal, commandant of Płaszów concentration camp.
• Aleister Crowley — Shared historical date (12-01 · Died) (1947): Founder of Thelema, a major occultist, poet, and ceremonial magician.
• Alfred Thayer Mahan — Shared historical date (12-01 · Died) (1914): Pioneering American strategist whose work defined modern sea power doctrine.
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