Renaissance

By katherine.smiddy
  • Jan 1, 1449

    birth of lorenzo de' medici

    birth of lorenzo de' medici
    Was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic.
  • 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    This was the first ever major book to be printed using mass producing.
  • Jan 7, 1478

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Thomas More writes Utopia
    Sir Thomas More, venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci
  • 1504

    michelangelo scuplted David

    michelangelo scuplted David
    Marble statue of a standing male nude.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    95 thesis

    95 thesis
    A list of questions and propsitions for debate.
  • 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    Declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England
  • 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    Written by Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare is born
    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor.

  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer
    it was called Galileo's air thermometer