1906 Event Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos and Vasco da Gama 1795 Death Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54 1741 Birthday Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet, O Uraguai 1524 Death Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 1498 Event Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India 1498 Event Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island 1497 Event Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope 1497 Event Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope 1497 Event Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India
