Jeremy Curl

Jeremy Robert Patrick Curl
13 March 1982 -

Worldwide travels

Born: 13 March 1982
Died: -
Voyages: The youngest to traverse the Sahara on foot

Frank Cole

Frank Cole
1954 - 2000

Worldwide travels

Born: 1954
Died: 2000
Voyages: The first North American to cross the Sahara desert in 1990 alone on camel

Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner
September 17 -

Italian mountaineer

Born: September 17, 1944 Brixen, Italy
Died:
Voyages: The first man to climb all the 14 peaks higher than 8,000 meters

Robert Ballard

Robert Duane Ballard
June 30, 1942 -

Oceanographer

Born: June 30, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas
Died: -
Voyages: Discovered the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic

Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen

Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
June 7, 1879 - December 21, 1933

Worldwide travels

Born: June 7, 1879 Jakobshavn
Died: December 21, 1933 Copenhagen
Nationality: Greenlandic
Voyages: The first to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled

Hiram Bingham III

Hiram Bingham III
November 19, 1875 - June 6, 1956

Worldwide travels

Born: November 19, 1875 Honolulu, Hawaii
Died: June 6, 1956 Washington, D.C.
Nationality: American
Religion: Protestant Christian
Voyages: Explorer best known for rediscovered Machu Picchu

Roald Amundsen

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
July 16, 1872 - June 18, 1928

Worldwide travels

Born: July 16, 1872 Borge, Ostfold, Norway
Died: c. June 18, 1928
Voyages: Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the South Pole

Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen
October 10, 1861 - May 13, 1930

Worldwide travels

Born: October 10, 1861 Christiania, Norway
Died: May 13, 1930 Lysaker, Norway
Voyages: The first to cross the Greenland ice cap in 1888

David Livingstone

Doctor David Livingstone
19 March 1813 - 1 May 1873

Worldwide travels

Born: 19 March 1813 Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 1 May 1873 near Lake Bangweulu, Zambia
Nationality: British
Voyages: He was the first European to see Victoria Falls, which he named in honour of Queen Victoria

Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis
August 18, 1774 - November 11, 1809

Worldwide travels

Born: August 18, 1774 Charlottesville, Virginia
Died: November 11, 1809 Grinder's Stand, Hohenwald, Tennessee
Voyages: Led the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the Pacific Northwest in 1804-1806

Mungo Park

Mungo Park
September 11, 1771 - 1806

Worldwide travels

Born: September 11, 1771 Selkirkshire
Died: 1806 Yelwa, Nigeria
Nationality: British
Voyages: Was the first explorer to discover the Niger River

Alexander MacKenzie

Sir Alexander Mackenzie
1764 - March 12, 1820

Worldwide travels

Born: 1764, Stornoway Scotland
Died: March 12, 1820
Voyages: Discovered the Mackenzie River on July 10, 1789

James Cook

James Cook
7 November 1728 - 14 February 1779

Worldwide travels

Born: 7 November 1728 Marton, Yorkshire, England
Died: 14 February 1779 Hawaii
Nationality: British
Voyages: Explored much of the Pacific including New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii

Vitus Bering

Vitus Jonassen Bering
August 12, 1681- Dec. 19, 1741

Worldwide travels

Born: August 12, 1681, Horsens Danish
Died: Dec. 19, 1741, Bering Island
Voyages: Explored the Siberian Far East and Alaska and claimed it for Russia

Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman
1603 - 10 October 1659

Worldwide travels

Born: 1603 Lutjegast, Dutch Republic
Died: 10 October 1659 Batavia (Jakarta)
Nationality: Dutch
Voyages: Discovered New Zealand and Tasmania

Antonio de Andrade

Antonio de Andrade
1580 - 19 March, 1634

Worldwide travels

Born: Oleiros, Portugal, 1580
Died: Goa, 19 March, 1634
Voyages: First European reaching Tibet

Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake
Tavistock - Portobelo

Worldwide travels

Born: Tavistock, Devon, England
Died: Portobelo, Colon, Panama
Voyages: The first English captain to sail around the world and survive

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado y Lujan
1510 – 22 September 1554

Worldwide travels

Born: 1510
Died: 22 September 1554
Voyages: Discovered the Grand Canyon in the process

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto
c.1496/1497 - May 21, 1542

Worldwide travels

Born: c.1496/1497 either in Jerez de los Caballeros or Badajoz, Spain
Died: May 21, 1542 Indian village of Guachoya
Nationality: Spanish
Voyages: Discovered the Mississippi River.

Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier
December 31, 1491 - September 1, 1557

Discovered Canada

Born: December 31, 1491 St. Malo, France
Died: September 1, 1557 St. Malo, France
Voyages: French explorer. Discovered Canada.

Hernan Cortes

Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marques del Valle de Oaxaca
1485 - December 2, 1547

Conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain

Born: 1485 Medellín, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Died: December 2, 1547 Castilleja de la Cuesta, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Voyages: Spanish explorer.

Salvaţi acum

Conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain.

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan
Spring 1480 - April 27, 1521

Worldwide travels

Born: Spring 1480 Sabrosa, Portugal
Died: April 27, 1521 Cebu, Philippines
Voyages: Initiated the first circumnavigation of the globe in a single expedition

Juan Sebastian Elcano

Juan Sebastian Elcano
1486/1487 - August 4, 1526

Worldwide travels

Born: 1486/1487
Died: Pacific Ocean, August 4, 1526
Voyages: He completed the first world circumnavigation in history.

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro
1471 or 1476 - 26 June 1541

Conquered the Inca Empire

Born: c. 1471 or 1476 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain
Died: 26 June 1541 Lima, Peru
Nationality: Spaniard
Voyages: Conquest of South America

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c. 1475 - January 15, 1519

Worldwide travels

Born: c. 1475 Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain
Died: January 15, 1519 Acla, Panama
Nationality: Spanish
Voyages: The first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and view the Pacific ocean from American shores.

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama
1460-1469 - December 24, 1524

Worldwide travels

Born: ca. 1460-1469 Sines, Alentejo, Portugal
Died: December 24, 1524 Kochi, India
Voyages: The first European to sail from Europe to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

Juan Ponce de Leon

Juan Ponce de Leon
1474 - 1521

First Governor of Puerto Rico (1509-1512 – 1515-1519)

Born: 1474 Santervas de Campos, Valladolid, Spain
Died: 1521 Havana, Cuba
Nationality: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Voyages: Spanish conquistador

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Pedro Alvares Cabral
1467/1468/1469 – about 1520

Worldwide travels

Born: 1467/1468/1469
Died: about 1520
Voyages: Portuguese explorer, generally regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.

Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci
March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512

Worldwide travels

Born: March 9, 1454 Florence, Italy
Died: February 22, 1512 Seville, Spain
Nationality: Italian
Voyages: Sailed in 1499 and 1502. He explored the east coast of South America.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
August October 25-31 1451 - May 20, 1506

Worldwide travels

Born: August October 25-31 1451
Died: May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain
Nationality: Genoese
Voyages: Voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, sailed in 1492 and discovered the "New World" of the Americas.

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias
1450 – 29 May 1500

Worldwide travels

Born: 1450
Died: 29 May 1500
Voyages: He sailed from Portugal and reached the Cape of Good Hope.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo
September 15, 1254 - January 9, 1324

Worldwide travels

Born: September 15, 1254 Venice, Italy
Died: January 9, 1324 Venice
Voyages: First westerners to travel the Silk Road to China

Charles I of Austria

Charles I
August 17, 1887 - April 1, 1922

Emperor of Austria
Apostolic King of Hungary
King of Bohemia and Croatia

Born: August 17, 1887 Persenbeug-Gottsdorf
Died: April 1, 1922 Madeira
Reign: 21 November 1916 - November 1918

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I Karl
18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916

Emperor of Austria
Apostolic King of Hungary
King of Croatia and Bohemia

Born: 18 August 1830 Schonbrunn Palace Vienna
Died: 21 November 1916 Schonbrunn Palace
Reign: 2 December, 1848–21 November, 1916

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII
9 November 1841 - 6 May 1910

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Emperor of India

Born: 9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace, London
Died: 6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace, London
Reign: 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910

George V of the United Kingdom

George V
3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Emperor of India

Born: 3 June 1865 Marlborough House, London
Died: 20 January 1936 Sandringham House, Norfolk
Reign: 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936

Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Edward VIII
23 June 1894 - 28 May 1972

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Emperor of India

Born: 23 June 1894 White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: 28 May 1972 Paris, France
Reign: 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936

Ludwig III of Bavaria

Ludwig III
January 7, 1845 - October 18, 1921

King of Bavaria

Born: January 7, 1845 Munich
Died: October 18, 1921
Reign: November 5, 1913 - November 7, 1918

Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihamoni
14 May 1953 -

King of Cambodia

Born: 14 May 1953
Took oath: 29 October 2004

Frederick IX of Denmark

Frederick IX
11 March 1899 - 14 January 1972

King of Denmark

Born: 11 March 1899 Sorgenfri Palace
Died: 14 January 1972 Copenhagen
Reign: 20 April 1947 - 14 January 1972

Faisal II of Iraq

Faisal II
May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958

King of Iraq

Born: May 2, 1935 Birthplace Baghdad
Died: July 14, 1958
Reign: April 4, 1939 – July 14, 1958

Umberto II of Italy

Umberto II
September 15, 1904 - March 18, 1983

King of Italy

Born: September 15, 1904 Racconigi, Cuneo, Italy
Died: March 18, 1983 Geneva, Switzerland
Reign: May 9, 1946 - June 12, 1946

George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI
14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Emperor of India

Born: 14 December 1895 Sandringham House, Norfolk
Died: 6 February 1952 Sandringham House, Norfolk
Took oath: 12 May 1937
Reign: 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952

Harald V of Norway

Harald V
21 February 1937 -

King of Norway

Born: 21 February 1937 Skaugum, Norway
Took oath: 21 January 1991
Religion: Lutheran Christian

Manuel II of Portugal

Manuel II
March 19, 1889 - July 2, 1932

King of Portugal and the Algarves

Born: March 19, 1889 Lisbon
Died: July 2, 1932 Fulwell, London
Reign: February 1, 1908 - 4 October 1910

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
August 1, 1924 -

King of Saudi Arabia

Born: August 1, 1924 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Took oath: 1 August 2005
Religion: Sunni Islam

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf
30 April 1946 -

King of Sweden

Born: 30 April 1946 Haga Palace, Sweden
Took oath: 19 September 1973
Religion: Lutheran

Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada
May 17, 1925 - 16 August 2003

3rd President of Uganda (1971 – 1979)

Born: May 17, 1925 Koboko or Kampala
Died: 16 August 2003 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Ugandan
Political: -

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865

16th President of the United States (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865)

Born: February 12, 1809 Hardin County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865 Washington, D.C.
Political: Whig (1832-1854), Republican (1854-1864), National Union (1864-1865)

George Washington

George Washington
February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

1st President of the United States (April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797)

Born: February 22, 1732 Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died: December 14, 1799 Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
Nationality: American