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1449
Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo was an Italian statesman. He was also a ruler and patron of arts and letters, the most brilliant of the Medici. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
The Bible was printed on the mass-produced movable metal type in Europe. The very first printer. -
1492
Columbus discovers the new world
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus ended up on the Bahamian Island. He thought he had reached East Asia. -
1502
Michelangelo sculpts the David
Michelangelo sculpted David between 1501-1504 in marble and about 17 feet up in the air. The statue represented biblical hero David. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The portrait of Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda, the wife of Francesco del Gioconda. -
1513
Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince
The Prince is a 16th- century political treatise by the Italian diplomat Machiavelli. This book is usually claimed at the modern philosophy. It's about how a ruler can gain and keep power. -
1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses on the door of Castle Church
In the 96 theses he condemned the excess and corruption of the Roman Catholic church. This showed that Pope Leo X was scamming people of indulgences. -
1534
Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola
The first Jesuits, Ignatius and six of his students took vows of poverty and chastity and made plans to work for the conversion of Muslims. -
1536
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
This book is about Protestant Systematic Theology. Now Calvin is known as calvinism. -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
The subject of this book is Astronomy. It's the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolas. -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
William Shakespeare examines human flaws while also expressing the renaissance high view of human nature. He is still very important and well known in modern time, a lot of plays and movies are based on his plays. -
Galileo invents a thermometer
The thermometer is made of sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid. The reason for this invention is because, as the density of the liquid changes the proportion of the temperature depends on the change made.
