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Christopher Columbus

(1451 - 1506), Italian explorer. He discovered the New World (America) in 1492, making landfall in the West Indies and made two more voyages in 1493 and 1498, reaching South America on the third.

Christopher Marlowe

(1564 - 93), English dramatist and poet. He wrote a number of plays including "Tamburlaine" and "Doctor Faustus".

Christopher Sydney Cockerell

[Sir], (1910 - ) English engineer. He invented the hovercraft.

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John Vanbrugh

[Sir], (1664 - 1726), English dramatist and architect. His two famous comedies are "The Relapse" and "The Provoked Wife". He designed Blenheim Palace.