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1873 - Born on January 29; birth of an Italian explorer and naval officer
1870-1873 - Was the son of Amadeus, king of Spain, prince of Savoy-Aosta, and a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy
1897 - First to climb Mount St. Elias in Alaska
1899 - Led a polar expedition that set a new record in the northern latitude reached.
1906 - Led mountain-climbing expedition in the RUWENZORI range of East Africa
1909 - Led the expedition to the HIMALAYA
1914-1917 - led Italian navy in World War I
- commanded an Italian fleet in the Adriatic Sea and involved in the Italian colonization effort in East Africa
1933 - Died on March 18
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