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Jul 6, 1415
John Hus was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church.
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Nov 1, 1450
gutenberg invented printing press.
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Oct 31, 1453
Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul and renamed it Constantinople.
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Nov 2, 1460
Vasco de Gama sailed establishes trade with India for the Potuguese.
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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia.
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Oct 31, 1498
Leornardo di vince painted the Last Supper.
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Oct 29, 1517
Martin Luther nails the 95 thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman Empire.
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Oct 31, 1519
Hernando Cortes and his forces conquered the Aztec Empire.
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Oct 31, 1519
Magellen becomes the first person to circummnavigate the world.
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Nov 1, 1534
King Henry VIII Broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
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Nov 1, 1534
Cartier explored the St. Lawerence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada.
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Oct 31, 1543
Copernicus creates the heliocenttric theory, stating the sun was the center of the universe.
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Nov 1, 1543
John Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestination.
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Oct 31, 1545
Followers of Catlolic church met at the Council of Trent.
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Nov 1, 1545
The Jesuits were created during Council of Trent.
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Oct 31, 1558
Queen Elizabeth became the head of the Anglican Church.
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Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada.
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Galileo uses his telescope to prove the Heliocentric Theory correct.
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The Thirty Years war is fought in Germany.
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African Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the Americas.
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William studies the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system.
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Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles.
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Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes which gave Huguenots freedom of religion in France.
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Peter the Great Westernizes Russia.
