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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
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1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
Also first book ever printed -
Period: 1473 to 1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
One of thee most famous paintings in the world -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
A very famous sculpture -
1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
Thought to be the origin of Halloween -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
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1564
William Shakespeare is born
Said to be the best writer to ever live -
Galileo invents a thermometer
Also called a Thermo scope
