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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
The patron of the arts. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
The inventing of the printing press -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The most popular painting of the Renaissance -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
The most popular sculpture -
1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
The book of a perfect world -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
a list of questions and propositions for debate -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VII protested the church -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
Early drawing of the atmosphere, creating a debate about religion and the sun. -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
One of the most famous play writers of the Renaissance -
Galileo invents a thermometer
Galileo inviting the first thermometer
