Virtual day History

Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici

Jan 1, 1449

"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)

Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

1455

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/)

Michelangelo completes the sculpture the David

1504

"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/)

Leonardo da Vinci completes his painting the Mona Lisa

1516

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/)

Thomas More publishes Utopia

1516

"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)

Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg

Oct 31, 1517

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)

King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

1534

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)

Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

1543

"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/)

William Shakespeare is born

Apr 23, 1564

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

1593

"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)