Flemish cartographer and geographer generally regarded as the creator of the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. He was also the first to imagine that continents were once joined before drifting apart.
Abraham Ortelius was born on 14 April, 1527
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The Scream painting sets a new world record
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Domain name icio.us registered
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Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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First flight of world’s first jet airliner
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King James Bible published
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