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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
Patron of the art -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
The Gutenberg Bible was one of the first major books printed using mass produced movable metal type in Europe. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture.The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favored subject in the art of Florence. -
1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
The book was a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
The 95 Theses were a list of questions and propositions for debate. Also known as "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England. As a result of this schism, many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation. -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
It was published just before his death, placed the sun at the center of the universe and argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets. -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language -
Galileo invents a thermometer
It consists of a sealed glass tube that is filled with water and several floating bubbles.Attached to each bubble is a little metal tag that indicates a temperature.
