Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2012/11/nov-13-1460-death-stills-henry-the-navigator/
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Monday 19 November 2012
Nov. 13, 1460: Death Stills Henry the Navigator
Infante Henrique (Prince Henry), known to history as Henry the Navigator, dies at 66 in Sagres, Portugal. While not a seafaring man himself, Henry’s zealous advocacy and generous patronage of science, cartography and oceanic navigation effectively opens the age of European exploration.
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