Renaissance Timeline

By MKid2010
  • Jan 1, 1335

    First public clock made

  • Jan 1, 1387

    Geoffrey Chaucer writes "The Canterbury Tales" in English

  • Jan 1, 1416

    Donatello, a sculptor, creates a statue of David

  • Jan 1, 1454

    Gutenberg invents the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1474

    Leonardo da Vinci is born

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco De Gama sails around Africa to India

  • Jan 1, 1502

    First watch made

  • Jan 1, 1508

    Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

  • Jan 1, 1509

    Spain begins settlement of the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther calls for reform to the Catholic Church

    Martin Luther calls for reform to hte Catholic Church
  • Jan 1, 1522

    First round-the-world voyage is complete

  • Jan 1, 1534

    King Henry VIII breaks away from the Catholic Church

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus puts the sun at the centre of the uninverse

  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

  • First miscroscope built

  • First toilet invented