Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama

male, deceased (1524)
Count of Vidigueira, dom, Portuguese, Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorer, kochi…Deathfrommalaria
Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira ((Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, ca. either 1460 or 1469 - December 24, 1524 in Kochi, India)...
Buffalo Calf Road Woman

Buffalo Calf Road Woman

female, deceased (1878)
Malaria, Deathfrommalaria, Woman warrior, Cheyenne, Sioux, battle of little big horn
Buffalo Calf Road Woman was a Northern Cheyenne woman who was the sister of a male Native American fighter who was involved in the Battle of...
Francis Ona

Francis Ona

male, deceased (2005)
Bougainville Copper, Deathfrommalaria, secession, bougainville, Papua New Guinean, papua new guinea
Francis Ona (c. 1953 - July 24, 2005) was a Bougainville a secessionist leader who led an uprising against the Government of Papua New Guinea...
Francis Light

Francis Light

male, deceased (1794)
City founder, British Malaya, Dallinghoo, suffolk, The Penang State Museum, Captain Francis Light…Malaria, From suffolk, Deathfrommalaria
Captain Francis Light was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786. He was born in...
Pope Urban Urban VII

Pope Urban Urban VII

male, deceased (1590)
Italian, genoa, Diplomat of the Holy See, Malaria, smoking ban, pope…From Rome, Deathfrommalaria
Pope Urban VII (August 4, 1521 - September 27, 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of...
Fausto Coppi

Fausto Coppi

male, deceased (1960)
1953 Giro d'Italia, 1952 Giro d'Italia, 1949 Giro d'Italia, 1947 Giro d'Italia, 1940 Giro d'Italia, from the Province of Alessandria…Deathfrommalaria, From Piedmont
Angelo Fausto Coppi was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed "Il Campionissimo" ("the greatest champion") or "The Champion of the Champions", he...
Kinga Choszcz

Kinga Choszcz

female, deceased (2006)
hitch-hiked, Led by destiny, Deathfrommalaria, Polish travellers, hitchhiking, Kinga Freespirit
Kinga Choszcz, better known as Kinga Freespirit (10 April 1973, Poland - 9 June 2006, Ghana). Her first solitary journey led her to India and Nepal...

Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton

male, deceased (1863)
american civil war, Colonel, Confederate States Senator, Malaria, Confederate Army officer, Missouri State Senator…Deathfrommalaria
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (February 8, 1822 - September 3, 1863) was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a member of the Missouri State...
Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci

male, deceased (1512)
Cartographer, From florence, explorer, Italian, Indies, cartography…Deathfrommalaria
'Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 -February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. He played a senior role in two voyages...
Valerius Cordus

Valerius Cordus

male, deceased (1544)
Lutheran, Botanist, German, botany, physician, erfurt…Deathfrommalaria
Valerius Cordus (18 February 1515 - 25 September 1544) was a German physician and botanist who authored one of the greatest pharmacopoeias and one...