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Mar 4, 1450
Johannes Gutenburgh invents the printing press
The Gutenberg press with its wooden and later metal movable type printing brought down the price of printed materials and made such materials available for the masses. It remained the standard until the 20th century. -
Mar 4, 1475
The birth of Michelangelo
He began studying under Domenico Ghirlandajo, who was the most fashionable painter in Florence at the time. Michelangelo found the work that became his true passion -
Mar 3, 1513
Machiavelli writes the prince
Wrote the prince describing that government should not be concerned with lofty ideals, rulers should only be concerned with power and political success. -
Mar 4, 1516
Thomes More publishes Utopia
was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. -
Mar 4, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The theses were written in Latin and printed on a folio sheet. -
Mar 4, 1519
The birth of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo showed precocious genius in math, music and art. His greatest desire was to be apprenticed to a painter, A profession which was looked down upon at the time. -
Mar 4, 1521
Martin Luther is excommunicated from the church
His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms. -
Mar 4, 1536
John Calvin moves to the city of Geneva and establishes a theocracy
He had been trying to go to Strasbourg but the spread of the Habsburg-Valois Wars made him detour to Geneva where a fiery Protestant called Guillaume Farel persuaded him to stay -
Mar 4, 1545
The council of the Trent begins
One of the most important councils in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. -
Mar 4, 1556
The Jesuits are founded by Ignatius de Loyola
A religious order of men called Jesuits, who follow the teachings of the Catholic Church. Jesuit priests and brothers.
