António Noli (1415-1497 or possibly 1419-1491[1]) was a 15th century explorer. He discovered some of the Cape Verde islands. In Italy he is known as Antonio da Noli. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Noli was born to a patrician family in Noli, Italy. After he was exiled, he emigrated to Portugal, and was employed by Henry the Navigator. From 1462 to 1496 he founded and then was Captain of Ribeira Grande (modern-day Cidade Velha) at the southern end of Santiago Island. Noli is a coast commune of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona, it is anout 50 km (36 miles) SW of Genoa by rail, about 4 m (13 feet) above sea-level. ... Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu KG (Porto, March 4, 1394–Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron. ... Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cidade Velha (Portuguese for old city) is a city located 15 km from Praia (Cape Verdes capital) on Santiago. ... Santiago Island may refer to: Santiago Island (Cape Verde) Santiago Island (Galápagos) Santiago Island (Philippines) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

It is uncertain which of the Cape Verde Islands were discovered by Noli. Some of the islands are mentioned in a letter of donation dated December 3, 1460; the rest in another from September 19, 1462. Noli has claim to discovering the first set of islands, while the second were possibly found by Diogo Gomes. However, the events in question are poorly recorded in documents from the time, and reasonable alternative claims to some or all of these islands can be made for Diogo Dias, Diogo Afonso and Alvise Cadamosto. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Diogo Gomes (fl. ... Diogo Dias was a 15th century Portuguese explorer. ... Alvise Cadamosto (Ca da Mosto) (Venice, 1432 - Venice, July 18, 1488) Venetian see captain and explorer, hired by the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. ...

During World War II, an Italian destroyer was named Antonio da Noli. It sank after striking a mine off the coast of Corsica on September 9, 1943, the day after the Italian surrender to the Allies (see Navigatori class destroyer). Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

References

• [2], "Noli, The Italian Bond", Professor Doctor Marcello Ferrada-Noli
• [3], "Cape Verde" at worldstatesmen.org
• [4], "Events of 1943" at comandosupremo.com