History Timeline Project

Nicolaus Copernicus's life

Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543

Galileo Galilei's life

Period: Feb 15, 1564 to Jan 8, 1642

Johannes Kepler's life

Period: Dec 27, 1571 to Nov 15, 1630

William Harvey's life

Period: Apr 1, 1578 to Jun 3, 1657

Thomas Hobbe's life

Period: Apr 5, 1588 to Dec 4, 1679

Oliver Cromwell's life

Period: Apr 25, 1599 to Sep 3, 1659

Charles I life

Period: Nov 19, 1600 to Jan 30, 1649

John Locke's life

Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704

Louis xiv's life

Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715

Isaac Newton's life

Period: Jan 4, 1643 to Mar 31, 1727

Peter the Great's life

Period: Jun 9, 1672 to Feb 8, 1725

Montesquieau's life

Period: Jan 18, 1689 to Feb 10, 1755

William and Mary's reign

Period: Apr 11, 1689 to May 1, 1703

English Bill of Rights is passed

Dec 16, 1689

Voltaire's life

Period: Nov 21, 1694 to May 30, 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's life

Period: Jun 28, 1712 to Jul 2, 1778

Maxmillien Robespierre's life

Period: May 6, 1758 to Jul 28, 1794

American Revolution

Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

U.S. Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

U.S. Constitution is ratified

Jun 21, 1788

Bastille Prison is attacked

Jul 14, 1789

French Revolution

Period: Jul 14, 1789 to Nov 15, 1799

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed the use of the guillotine

Oct 10, 1789

Reign of Terror

Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 27, 1794