1462
| 1462 • Portugal begins to settle the Cape Verde islands with slaves from the coast of Guinea. |
1480
Age: 18y
| 1480 • The Lighthouse of Alexandria's final remains disappear when Qaitbay, Sultan of Egypt, builds the Citadel of Qaitbay on its site. |
1482
Age: 20y
birth of childCharles Du Bois I France ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1482 • Schreierstoren is erected in Amsterdam, where Henry Hudson set sail on April 4, 1609 on the vessel Halve Maen to bring him to the harbor of New York and the Hudson River. |