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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
patron of the Renaissance. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
inventor of the movable-type printing press. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More writes Utopia
Sir Thomas More, venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
marble statue of a standing male nude. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. -
1535
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England. -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. -
Galileo invents a thermometer
Although named after Italian physicist Galileo Galilei, the thermometer described in this article was not invented by him.
