Age of Reason

Nicolaus Copernicus

Feb 19, 1473

Born

Nicolaus Copernicus

May 24, 1543

Died

Galileo Galilei

Feb 15, 1564

Born

Johannes Kepler

Dec 27, 1571

Born

William Harvey

Apr 1, 1578

Born

Thomas Hobbe

Apr 5, 1599

Born

Oliver Cromwell

Apr 25, 1599

Born

Charles I

Nov 19, 1600

Born

Charles II

May 29, 1630

Born

Johannes Kepler

Nov 15, 1630

Died

John Locke

Aug 29, 1632

Born

Peter the Great

Jun 8, 1638

Born

Louis XIV

Sep 5, 1638

Born

Galileo Galilei

Jan 8, 1642

Died

Isaac Newton

Jan 4, 1643

Born

Charles I

Jan 30, 1649

Died

William Harvey

Jun 3, 1657

Died

Oliver Cromwell

Sep 3, 1658

Died

Thomas Hobbe

Dec 4, 1679

Charles II

Feb 6, 1685

Died

Montesquieu

Jan 18, 1689

Born

William and Mary's reign

Feb 13, 1689

Started

English Bill of Rights is passed

Dec 16, 1689

Started

Voltaire

Nov 21, 1694

Born

William and Mary's reign

Dec 27, 1694

Ended

John Locke

Oct 28, 1704

Died

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jun 28, 1712

Born

Louis XIV

Sep 1, 1715

Died

Peter the Great

Feb 8, 1725

Died

Isaac Newton

Mar 31, 1727

Died

Montesquieu

Feb 10, 1755

Died

Maximillien Robespierre

May 6, 1758

Born

American Revolution

Period: Apr 18, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

Started and Ended

US Bill of Rights

Jul 4, 1776

Started

US Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

Started

Voltaire

May 30, 1778

Died

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jul 2, 1778

Died

US Constitution is ratified

Jun 21, 1788

Started

French Revolution

Period: May 5, 1789 to Dec 24, 1799

Started and Ended

Bastille Prison is attacked

Jul 14, 1789

Started

Joseph-Ignace Guilltin proposed the use of the guillotine

Oct 10, 1789

Started

Reign of Terror

Sep 5, 1793

Started

Reign of Terror

Jul 28, 1794

Ended

Maximillien Robespierre

Jul 28, 1794

Died