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Ferdinand Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519-1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies.

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Birth Year
1480 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa 1480, year only.
Death Date
1521-04-27 1
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1. Ferdinand Magellan (Wikipedia)
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was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519
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1. Ferdinand Magellan (Wikipedia)
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c. 1480
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1. Ferdinand Magellan (Wikipedia)
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27 April 1521
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