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1601-Anne of Austria
Anne was born in 1601 and held the role of being queen consort of France. Her son was King Louis XIV. Her main focus was to mother her son into being the so called, Sun King. -
1607-James Town Founded
Men settled in Jamestown, Virginia. The founders of Jamestown attempted to settle on the peninsula. -
1609-Galileo Galilee
He is an astronomer that showed his first telescope to Venetian officials. He was passionate at inventing things. -
1616-William Shakespeare
1616 was the year William Shakespeare died. He is known for being a famous poet and playwright writer and has strongly influenced the world. Some common ones include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Merchant of Venice. -
1626-Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon died in 1626 but did many things. He is known as the father of empiricism because of the true knowledge he inquired about scientific phenomena. -
1632-John Locke
John Locke was born in 1632 and impacted politics by theories he made on liberal side of politics. He fought and argued for rights including the pursuit of happiness, liberty and religious tolerance. -
1632-Jan Vermeer
Jan Vermeer was born in 1632 and was a famous dutch genre painter. One of his very famous still life paintings is called "View of Delft." -
1643-Louis XIV
He held strong power as king from 1643 until his reign ended in the French monarchy. -
1649-Charles I
1649 is the year King Charles was killed. He held power for 49 years. Royalist Forces were defeated because he wouldn't budge to compromise with Parliament. -
1664-Thomas Newcomen
Thomas Newcomen was born in 1664 and was an English inventor. He created the steam engine for pumping water from mines. He had an eye for fixing designs such as the one for the mine that Savery created at first. -
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1700-1800
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1706-Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and was one of America's Founding Fathers. He was one of the "main characters" who played a major part in the American Enlightenment who looked outside of the box in a scientific mindset and helped in a political way for republicanism. -
1729-Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great was born in 1729 and worked a great part with Russian serfs and was an amazing political leader. She helped with the foundation of Russia. -
1732-George Washington
George Washington was a firm leader who had power during the War of Independence. He was a winning military leader. -
1735-John Adams
John Adams was born in 1735 and was the second president of the United States of America. He was a role model who worked with Thomas Jefferson to write and work on the Declaration of Independence. -
1737-Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was born in 1737 and wrote the world known, best selling pamphlet named "Common Sense." He was a writer and political activist and his pamphlet was based on America seeking Independence from Great Britain. -
1743-Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 and was the main person in writing the Declaration of Independence and an American Founding Father. He was an advocate in ending slavery, he set a hand on promoting religious tolerance and created principles of America. -
1756-Mozart
Mozart was born in 1756 and was an Austrian classical composer who composed more than 600 pieces of work. -
1757-Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was born in 1757 and he believed in the righteousness of the American Revolution. He worked in uplifting the French into the war. -
1760-King George III
King George III was born in 1760 and had bad mental health after he was king. During the American War of Independence, the British lost colonies to America. -
1770-Beethoven
Beethoven was born in 1770 and was a German composer who had a strong work ethic and composed very amazing works including the Symphonies No.6 which is still played or listened to by many. -
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1809-Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 and was an American US president for four years. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the war which took part in seceding the south. He promoted a bill to end slavery in the US. -
1809-Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a scientist born in 1809 who developed the theory of evolution. He collected 20 years of evidence to back up his theories. -
1812-Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and was a known writer with social work. He really focused on the Victorian Age including poverty in cities. -
1819-Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and was the queen of Great Britain from 1837 until death. She watched the economical change during the Industrial Revolution and when the British empire was extended. -
1820-Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 and was a hard working pioneer nurse who helped tons in the Crimean war. She played a key role when it came to nourishing the field of nursing. She helped improve health and situations in hospitals all around. -
1820-Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 and was a social activist for civil rights and women's suffrage. She played a huge role in giving women the right to vote. -
1822-Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born in 1822 and was a women whom escaped from slavery and made missions including the Underground Railroad to help other slaves escape and find freedom. -
1839-John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller was born in 1839 and he owned many oil and railroad industries in the US. He is a well known man who was very successful in the works of business and has Rockefeller center in New York City. -
1847-Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in 2847 and he was the creator of the light bulb. He made lots of money from this in his life. -
1858-Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 and was a major political figure who worked to fight corruption and power with monopoly. He was even an activist for US foreign policy.