Historical figures in Malacca City
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1432 to 1956. The most recorded lives are Zheng He, Ferdinand Magellan and Tunku Abdul Rahman. Among them Explorers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.
Notable people
Ferdinand Magellan
in 1511
1 moment here
Portuguese navigator and naval officer who served Portugal in the Indian Ocean, Malacca, and Morocco before relocating to Spain in 1517.…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
in 1956
1 moment here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
Zheng He
from 1432 to 1433
2 moments here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Moments
- 1432 Arrival at Malacca on the seventh voyage Zheng He
- 1433 Return to Malacca Zheng He
- 1511 Portuguese conquest of Malacca Ferdinand Magellan
- 1956 Independence-date announcement in Malacca Tunku Abdul Rahman