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Data for 1507

 Cosmographiae Introductio by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, with accompanying wall map.

The German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller publishes his world map, naming the new continent America in honor of his friend Amerigo Vespucci (Apr), the Portuguese occupy Mozambique, King James IV grants a patent for the first printing press in Scotland , the Timurid Dynasty ends, the Aztec New Fire ceremony is held for the last time - and all these fine people were born:

1507-0125 Johannes Oporinus* humanist printer - Basel, Swiss Confederation (1568/61)

1507-0414 Konrad Hubert* theologian/hymn writer/ reformer - Bergzabern, Germany (1577/70)

1507-0325 Thomas White* politician - South Warnborough, Hampshire, England (1566/59)

1507-0606 Annibale Caro* writer/poet - Civitanova Marche, Italy (1566/59)

1507-0725 Chamaraja Wodeyar IV* the seventh maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore - Kingdom of Mysore (1576/69)

1507-0802 William Waldegrave* soldier/ politician/MP - Smallbridge, Suffolk, England (1554/46)

1507-0916 Jiajing Emperor* the 12th Emperor of the Ming dynasty - Anluzhou, Huguang Province (1567/59)
1507-0927 Guillaume Rondelet* anatomist/naturalist - Montpellier, France (1566/58)

1507-1001 Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola* architect - Vignola, Italy (1573/65)
1507-1001 Johannes Sturm* educator/Protestant reformer - Schleiden, Germany (1589/81)
1507-1029 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo* general/ Duke/ governor - Piedrahíta, Ávila, Spain (1582/75)

1507-1218 Yochi Yoshitaka* 大内 義隆 warlord - Yamaguchi, Japan (1551/43)

Updated 26.4.2022-1
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