1502 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 20, 1502
– The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored.
February 12, 1502
– Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
May 11, 1502
– Christopher Columbus leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the West Indies.
May 21, 1502
– The island of Saint Helena is discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova.
July 30, 1502
– Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
September 18, 1502
– Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth, and final, voyage.
Who Were Born On ?
January 7, 1502
– Pope Gregory XIII (d. 1585)
February 2, 1502
– Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
March 20, 1502
– Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
April 25, 1502
– Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574)
June 6, 1502
– King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
September 13, 1502
– John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)