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Oct 13, 1504
Leonardo Paints Mona Lisa
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Apr 18, 1506
St. Peter's Basillica Begun in Rome
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May 16, 1509
Michaelangelo Begins Work on Sistine Chapel
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Oct 13, 1516
Erasmus Edits Greek New Testament
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Jun 20, 1517
Martin Luther Writes His 95 Theses
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May 25, 1521
Edict of Worms Condemns Luther
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Oct 13, 1522
Luther Translates Bible into German
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Oct 13, 1522
Magellan Returns From Circumnavigating the Globe
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Oct 13, 1531
Henry VIII Breaks From Catholic Church
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Oct 13, 1532
Machiavelli Writes The Prince
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Oct 13, 1540
Jesuits Founded
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Oct 13, 1543
Copernicus Founds Modern Astronomy
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Oct 13, 1545
Catholic Church Holds Council of Trent
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Oct 13, 1553
Mary Tudor Becomes Queen of England
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Oct 13, 1555
Peace of Augsburg settles Protestant-Catholic conflicts
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Oct 13, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen
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Oct 13, 1564
William Shakespeare born
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Oct 13, 1571
Christians control eastern Mediterranean following defeat of Turks at Lepanto
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Oct 13, 1571
Galileo Galilei born
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Oct 13, 1572
King Charles IX of France orders St Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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First known production at Globe Theatre (Julius Caesar)