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Mar 4, 1530
Ivan is Born
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Apr 27, 1533
Ivan's Father Dies
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Mar 2, 1538
Mother' death
Ivan's mother, Yelena Glinskaya, dies in 1538. She was supposedly poisoned. -
1547
Great Fire
The Great Fire begins burning down 2/3 of the houses in Moscow -
May 7, 1547
Ivan is married
In 1547 Ivan marries Anastasia Romanovna -
Mar 6, 1552
Ivan captures Kazan
In 1552 Ivan captures the city of Kazan -
May 13, 1553
Moscow Print Yard in Established
In 1553 Ivan orders the first printing press to be made -
May 4, 1558
Livonian war begins
The Livonia war begins as Ivan looks to overrun Livonia in order to obtain easy access to the Baltic Sea. -
Apr 3, 1560
Ivan's wife dies
Thirteen years after their marriage in 1560 Ivan's spouse, Anastasia Romanovna, dies. -
Aug 24, 1561
St. Basil's Cathedral
In 1561 St. Basil's Cathedral is created in red square in order to honor the military victories over the Tatars. -
Livonian War Ends
The Livonian War ends in 1538 with the signing of a Peace Treaty. -
Ivan dies
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The Times of Troubles Begin
In 1598 Fyodor Dostoyevsky the Russian novelist and successor to Ivan dies, this starts the Times of Troubles as