Renaissance

  • 1431

    Pope Eugene IV

    Gabriele Condulmer becomes Pope Eugene IV on the eleventh of March, 1431.
  • 1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci Birth

    Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 on the fifteen of April.
  • 1483

    Raphael Birth

    The artist Raphael was born in 1483.
  • 1489

    Titan Birth

    The artist Titan was born sometime around 1488 to 1490. The exact date is unknown.
  • 1498

    The Last Supper Painting

    The painting "The Last Supper" was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and was finished in 1498, although it started work in 1495.
  • 1503

    Mona Lisa Painting

    The Mona Lisa is painted around 1503 by Leonardo Da Vinci.
  • 1504

    Sculpture David

    Michelangelo makes the sculpture 'David' and it was finished in 1504, although it started work in 1501.
  • 1511

    School of Athens Painting

    Painting "School of Athens" is painted by Raphael and is finished in 1511.
  • 1514

    Heliocentric

    Nicolaus Copernicus suggests the sun is the centre of the solar system (heliocentric) in 1514.
  • 1517

    Nailing of 95 Theses

    Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses to the door of a church. Read more about it here.
  • 1519

    Leonardo Da Vinci Death

    Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519 on the second of May.
  • 1520

    Raphael Death

    The artist Raphael died on the sixth of April, 1520.
  • 1527

    Rome Invaded

    Rome is invaded by the Holy Roman Empire on the sixth of May, 1527.
  • 1534

    Catholicism Banned in England

    King Henry bans Catholicism in England in 1534.
  • 1534

    Venus of Urbino Painting

    The artwork "Venus of Urbino" was created in 1534 by the artist Titan.
  • 1576

    Titan Death

    The artist Titan died on the twenty-seventh of August, 1576.
  • Microscope

    The microscope was invented by Hans and Zacharias Janssen in 1590.
  • Flush Toilet

    The modern flush toilet by Sir John Harington.
  • Telescope Invented

    The telescope was invented in 1608 by spectacle makers Hans Lippershey & Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius.
  • Mechanical Clock

    Invention of the mechanical clock Christiaan Huygens in 1656.