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September 9, 1499
The citizens of Lisbon celebrate the triumphal return of the explorer Vasco de Gama, completing his two-year journey around the Cape of Good Hope to India.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea.
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
September 9
September 9 is the 252nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 113 days remain until the end of the year.