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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
Juan Ponce de León [a] (c. 1474 – July 1521 [6]) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish ...
1474. January 7 – Thihathura II of Ava (d. 1501) March 21 – Angela Merici, Italian religious leader and saint (d. 1540) May 5. Juan Diego, Roman Catholic Saint from Mexico (d. 1548) Giovanni Stefano Ferrero, Italian cardinal (d. 1510) May 18 – Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) August 6 – Luigi de' Rossi, Italian cardinal (d ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jaén and Bishop of Mondoñedo (b. 1474) Peter von Hagenbach, Alsatian knight and ruler (b. 1423) May 11 – John Stanberry, Bishop of Hereford [6] May 14 – Choe Hang, Korean politician (b. 1409) July 5 – Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (b. 1418)
Perry Como. The crooner, famous for his annual Christmas specials, lived in Jupiter Inlet Colony until his death in 2001. He called the area “a little piece of heaven.”
Historians specializing in the study of the history of California. Pages in category "Historians of California" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
1474: May 19 - Isabella d'Este, Italian noblewoman (Marchioness of Mantua), art collector, and patroness (died 1539) 1474: Giovanni Francesco Rustici – Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor (died 1554) 1474: Raffaello Botticini - Italian Renaissance painter (died 1520) 1474: Giacomo Pacchiarotti – Italian painter (died 1539/1540)