Ferdinand, We're Sorry You're Dead

On this day in 1521, Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the Globe, was killed in a tribal dispute on the Island of Mactan in the Philippines. Magellan was a contributor. We can thank him for naming the Pacific Ocean (meaning calm and soothing) and for discovering the Straits of Magellan (funny how they have the same name). We miss you brie.