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Mar 4, 1375
politics
Florence organizes a league that rebels against Pope Gregory XI -
Mar 4, 1378
Business and Fiance
Cloth workers in Florence revolt to reform the city's guild system. -
Mar 4, 1408
Business and Finace
St. George 's Bank is founded in Genoa. -
Mar 4, 1427
Business and Finance
The ruler of Florence introduces a income tax. -
Mar 4, 1434
Politics
Banker Cosimo de Medici gains control of Florence. -
Mar 4, 1450
Science andTechnology
Johannes Gutenberg develops a printing press with a movable type. -
Mar 4, 1475
The Arts
Sandro Botticelli paints his Adoration of the Magi series. -
Mar 4, 1480
Global Events
Lorenzo de Medici established peace between Naples and Florence. -
Mar 4, 1513
The Prince
Essay written by Niccolo Machiavelli , to describe government in the way it actually worked. -
Mar 4, 1528
The Book of the Courtier
Baldassare Castiglione , publoished what was known as the most famous book in the renaissance. The setting of the book was the court at Urbino , which used real people to describe how gentlemen and gentlewomen should act in a polite society.
