Ivan the Terrible of Russia

1530

Aug 25, 1530

Ivan the terrible was born

1533

Dec 18, 1533

Ivan took the throne at age 3, after his dad died of blood poisoning

1538

Dec 5, 1538

At age 5, Ivan's mother got assassinated by what they think was poison

1547

Dec 6, 1547

Ivan seized power and named himself the first official Czar of Russia

1550

Dec 6, 1550

He revised the Law of Code and created the Sudebnik of 1550, which helped the country succeed

1553

Dec 6, 1553

By Ivan's order, the Moscow Print Yard began and the first printing press was introduced to the country

1560's

Dec 6, 1560

Russia faced hardships with drought and famine

1561

Dec 6, 1561

Ivan had the St. Basil's Cathedral built and his wife Anastasia died

1564

Dec 6, 1564

Ivan left Moscow and moved the capitol to Aleksandrova Sloboda

1569

Dec 6, 1569

Ivan started sending his own police force to hunt down and murder people he considered traitors or were involved in killing his wife

1570

Dec 6, 1570

A plague spread through the country killing 600-1,000 people per day, only worsening the condition of the country. Ivan ordered people to raid the city

1581

Dec 6, 1581

Ivan and his son, Ivan, named after himself, got in a fight one night, Ivan the Terrible ended up killing his son.

1584

Dec 6, 1584

Ivan the Terrible died, and with his eldest and most qualified son killed, his youngest son became the new Czar. This caused an even worse downfall of Russia, because Ivan's son was not qualified to lead, and ended up dying two year later.