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Nov 7, 1447
1447
Pope Nicholas V appointed, he begins a major program of rebuilding. -
Nov 7, 1447
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Nov 7, 1453
1453
Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire; end of the Hundred Years' War between England and France -
Nov 7, 1453
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Nov 7, 1469
1469
Leonardo moves to Florence, where Lorenzo "The Magnificent" de Medici becomes ruler -
Nov 7, 1469
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Nov 7, 1492
1492
Columbus Sails The Ocean Blue. Columbus sets out to find an alternate route to India, and instead “discovers” a “New World.” -
Nov 7, 1492
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Nov 7, 1496
1496
Syphilis starts spreading through Europe -
Nov 7, 1496
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Nov 7, 1509
1509
Europe launches African slave trade with the New World -
Nov 7, 1509
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Dec 10, 1517
1517
Martin Luther nails his theses to church door, launching the Protestant Reformation; coffee introduced in Europe -
Dec 31, 1517
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Nov 7, 1535
1535
Publication at Zurich of Coverdale's Bible, the first printed Bible in English -
Nov 7, 1535
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Nov 7, 1559
1559
John Knox, a student of Calvin, returns to Scotland and helps establish the Presbyterian Church as the official religion. -
Nov 7, 1559
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1618-1648
Thirty Years' War, series of European conflicts lasting from 1618 to 1648, involving most of the countries of western Europe, and fought mainly in Germany. -
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