Famous Birthdays Mar 5 Gerardus Mercator, Flemish geographer, globe maker, and cartographer (introduced the term atlas, added rhumb lines to aid navigation by sea, Mercator 1569 world map), born in Rupelmonde, Flanders (d. 1594) Born in 1512 Feb 1512 History by Year Apr 1512 What Happened in 1512 Battle of RavennaApril 11, 1512
