BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

39th year  -  N° 328                 Saturday, 23 November 2024         Antwerpen		
In Heaven Everything is Fine
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