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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
He was the patron of the arts. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
It was the first book ever printed (not handwritten) which made writing books easier. -
1501
Michelangelo sculpts the David
It is considered to be one of the best and popular sculptures of the world. -
1501
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
It is the most popular, most visited, most written about painting and priceless painting ever -
1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
It was about a perfect equal world. -
1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
He hammered a piece of paper to the church door containing 95 revolutionary opinions that began the Protestant Revolution. -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
He declared himself to be the supreme head church of England -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
He was the first to say the Earth orbited around the sun -
1543
William Shakespeare is born
Shakespeare is regarded as the best English poet -
Galileo invents a thermometer
The instrument measured the density of liquid changes due to the temperature
