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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
"Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de'_Medici) -
1455
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
In 1455, Gutenberg produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed: a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. (http://www.gutenberg-bible.com/) -
1504
Michelangelo completes the sculpture the David
"It is a 14.0 ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude."(http://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/) -
1516
Leonardo da Vinci completes his painting the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a very popular oil painting that was done by Leonardo da Vinci many years ago. (https://www.jerrysartarama.com/blog/did-you-know-the-mona-lisa/) -
1516
Thomas More publishes Utopia
"In 1516 the statesman and scholar Thomas More published a work describing an ideal island state – he called it Utopia." (https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/thomas-mores-utopia) -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg
Martin Luther posted a sheet of paper on the door of Castle church in Wittenberg that had 95 theses on it, stating what he though was wrong with the Roman Catholic church, causing the start of the Protestant reformation. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-posts-95-theses) -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman catholic church to start the protestant reformation, and formed the church of England. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church_of_England) -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
"De revolutionibus orbium coelestium...placed the sun at the center of the universe and argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets." (https://www.wdl.org/en/item/3164/) -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare is born
Shakespeare was a very famous poet and playwright during his life in the 1500's and 1600's. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-born) -
Galileo invents a thermometer
"Galileo was able to create a thermometer that uses the density changes of water at varying temperatures to show the temperature."(http://www.sussexvt.k12.de.us/science/The%20History%20of%20the%20World%201500-1899/Galileo's%20thermometer.htm)
