BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

41st year  -  N° 11                 Sunday, 11 January 2026         Antwerpen		
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Explorer
Ferdinand Magellan
born as Fernão de Magalhães


  • 20 September 1519 (x) sets sail in the first attempt to circumnavigate the earth in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.

  • 27 April 1521 (-) is struck by a bamboo spear and later surrounded and finished off with other weapons during the Battle of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu, Philippines.


  • More info on Wikipedia