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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was born -
Mar 13, 1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
first bible printed with moveble type -
Nov 1, 1478
Spanish Inquisition is introduced
Spanish Inquisition is introduced -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the new world
Columbus discovers the new world -
Jul 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama sails to India
Vasco da Gama sails to India -
Jan 1, 1501
Michelangelo sculpts the David
Michelangelo sculpts the David -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa -
Jan 1, 1514
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres -
Jan 7, 1515
Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince -
Jan 1, 1516
Rapheal paints the Transfiguration
Rapheal paints the Transfiguration -
Jan 7, 1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
Thomas More writes Utopia -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church -
Jan 7, 1521
Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola
Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola -
Jan 1, 1536
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church -
Jan 7, 1536
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion -
Jan 7, 1558
Elizabeth I begins rule in England
Elizabeth I begins rule in England -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare is born
William Shakespeare is born -
Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke -
King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada
King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada -
Galileo invents a thermometer
Galileo invents a thermometer
