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Aug 25, 1530
Birth
Ivan was born on August 25th 1530 at 6:00 pm -
Dec 1, 1533
Death
Vasily III, Ivan's father, dies. -
Apr 3, 1538
Death
Ivan's mother dies -
Dec 28, 1543
Tsarism
Ivan begins to assert his power, orders the death of Andrei Shuisky. -
Jan 16, 1547
First Tsar
Ivan is crowned Tsar -
Feb 3, 1547
Marriage
Ivan marries Anastatia Romanovna. -
Jun 21, 1547
Fire
Fire destryes much of Moscow. -
Mar 21, 1550
Church reforms
Reforms from the church start to appear and nobles give the church to Tsar. -
Oct 24, 1552
Kazan
Ivan's army captures Kazan. -
Mar 17, 1553
Illnes strikes
Ivan falls very ill, advisers refuse to swear to alligence to Ivan's son Dmitri. -
Jun 29, 1553
Death
Ivan's son Dmitri dies. -
Jan 20, 1558
Livonian War
Livonian War begins. -
Aug 7, 1560
Death
Ivan's wife Anastatia dies. -
Nov 13, 1560
Treason
Ivan accuses his two advisers Adashev and Sylvester of treason and removes them from the council. -
Dec 30, 1564
Pretend Abdication
Ivan threatens to step down from power due to the nobles. -
Jan 17, 1565
Oprichnina and Zemshchina
The oprichnina and Zemshchina are established. -
Oct 26, 1568
Killings
Worst period of mass killings during Ivan's reign. -
Jan 18, 1570
Massacre of Novgorod
Ivan's troops massacre the residents of Novgorod. -
Oct 23, 1572
Bans Oprichiki
Iva bans the oprichniki after victory over Crimean Tartarts. -
Aug 11, 1579
King Stephen
King Stephen Bathory begins succesful campaigns against Russia in Livonia. -
Nov 19, 1581
Murder
Ivan kills his oldest son and heir, Tsarevich Ivan. -
Death
Ivan the Terrible dies of a stroke while playing chess.
