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Jan 1, 1434
Cosimo de Medici inherits the family bank and comes to power in Florence
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Period: Jan 1, 1434 to Dec 31, 1564
Timeline
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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci is born
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Oct 18, 1454
The Gutenberg Bible is published
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Oct 19, 1478
Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) takes power in Florence
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Oct 19, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Last Supper
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Dec 19, 1498
Rule of Savonarola in Florence
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Oct 19, 1504
Michelangelo creates David
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May 2, 1519
Death of Leonardo da Vinci
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Oct 19, 1527
The Sack of Rome
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Oct 19, 1532
Start of the Reformation
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Feb 18, 1564
Death of Michelangelo