On This Day

What Happened in February 1488

Historical Events


DiscoveryHistoric Discovery

Feb 3 Bartolomeu Dias discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)

Portuguese Explorer Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese Explorer
Bartolomeu Dias
  • Feb 5 Roman catholic German emperor Maximilian I caught in Belgium

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