Renaissance

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  • Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici

    Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
    Lorenzo de' Medici was born in Florence Italy.
  • Oct 22, 1454

    Gutenberg Prints the first Bible

    Gutenberg Prints the first Bible
    The Gutenberg Bible was among the earliest major books printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe.
  • 1504

    Sculpture of David

    Sculpture of David
    David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo.
  • 1516

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
  • 1516

    Utopia

    Utopia
    Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More, written in Latin and published in 1516.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg

    Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg
    Martin Luther marched up to the castle church in Wittenberg and nailed his 95 Theses to the door, lighting the flame of the Reformation, the split between the Catholic and Protestant churches.
  • 1534

    Protestant Anglican church

    Protestant Anglican church
    The 1534 Act of Supremacy established the Church of England, or the Anglican Church.
  • 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    Nicolas Copernicus published On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres just before his death.
  • 1564

    Birth of Shakespeare

    Birth of Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare was born in April of 1564.

  • Galileo invents the thermometer

    Galileo invents the thermometer
    Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermoscope.