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May 14, 1538
mother of Ivan dies
died on assumed use of poison -
Jul 24, 1547
Ivans first marrige
he marries Anastasia Romanovna -
Sep 22, 1552
Kazan
Ivan captured the city of the Tartars -
Apr 12, 1556
Astrakhan
Ivan captured the other city of the Tartars -
Jan 30, 1558
The Livonian War
The Livonian War was caused by ivan whom desired to own Livonia -
May 3, 1560
Anastasia Romanovna's death
Ivans first wife dies sending him into an even more maddened state -
Apr 6, 1561
St. Basil's Cathedral completion
The St. Basil's Cathedral was completed -
1571
Moscow burned
during the war, the Tartars burned Moscow to the ground -
Aug 23, 1571
the bodyguards
Ivans infamous group of bodyguards were disbanded after a sacking of the Tartars -
The Livonian War ends
The Livonian War finally ends just before Ivan's death
