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Feb 19, 1473
Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus
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May 24, 1543
Death of Nicolaus Copernicus
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Feb 15, 1564
Birth of Galileo Galilei
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Dec 27, 1571
Birth of Johannes Kepler
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Apr 1, 1578
Birth of William Harvey
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Birth of Thomas Hobbes
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Birth of Oliver Cromwell
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Birth of Charles I
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Birth of Charles II
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Death of Johannes Kepler
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Birth of John Locke
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Birth of Louis XIV
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Death of Galileo Galilei
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Birth of Isaac Newton
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Death of Charles I
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Death of William Harvey
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Death of Oliver Cromwell
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Birth of Peter the Great
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Death of Thomas Hobbes
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Death of Charles II
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English Bill of Rights is passed
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Birth of Montequieu
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William and Mary's Reign
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Birth of Voltaire
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Death of John Locke
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Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Death of Louis XIV
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Death of Peter the Great
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Death of Isaac Newton
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Death of Montesquieu
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Birth of Maximillien Robespierre
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American Revolution
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U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Death of Voltaire
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Death of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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French Revolution
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Batille Prison is attacked
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Joseph-Ignace Guillotine proposed the use of the guillotine
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U.S. Constitution is ratified
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Reign of Terror
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Death of Maximillien Robespierre