-
Jan 16, 1451
Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci .
Christopher Columbus is born as is Amerigo Vespucci . explorers. October 31, 1451Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World" of the Americas on an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492 -
Feb 14, 1473
Nicolas Copernicus
Nicolas Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus identified the concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the sun, rather than the earth, is the center of the solar system
