10 of the Greatest Explorers On Earth
1 Christopher Columbus Full name: Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo / Spanish: Cristóbal Colón / Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo) Born: between October 31, 1450 and October 30, 1451 Died: 20 May 1506 Known for: Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492, opening up a New World for Europe and marking the start of the colonisation of North America. Columbus was actually aiming for … Read more