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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
Patron of the arts. -
Nov 11, 1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
Holds the distinction of being the 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. -
Dec 13, 1478
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
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. -
Oct 12, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. -
Nov 11, 1503
Michelangelo sculpts the David
It is a 14.0 ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
Acting on this belief, he wrote the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate. -
Jun 15, 1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England -
Oct 30, 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
A thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying mass.
