Births on February 19

Matthäus Schwarz

Born on February 19, 1497

Matthäus Schwarz, German fashion writer (d. 1574)

Matthäus Schwarz (19 February 1497 – c.1574) was a German accountant, best known for compiling his Klaidungsbüchlein or Trachtenbuch (usually translated as "Book of Clothes"), a book cataloguing the clothing that he wore between 1520 and 1560. The book has been described as "the world's first fashion book".

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27 Jun

Michael An Gof
Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
16 Dec

Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.