World History II Timeline Project

Nicolaus Copernicus

Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543

Galileo Galilei

Period: Feb 15, 1564 to Jan 8, 1642

Johannes Kepler

Period: Dec 27, 1571 to Nov 15, 1630

Thomas Hobbes

Period: Apr 5, 1588 to Dec 4, 1679

Oliver Cromwell

Period: Apr 25, 1599 to Sep 3, 1658

Charles I

Period: Nov 19, 1600 to Jan 30, 1649

Charles II

Period: May 29, 1630 to Feb 6, 1685

John Locke

Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704

Louis XIV

Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715

Isaac Newton

Period: Jan 4, 1643 to Mar 31, 1727

Peter the Great

Period: Jun 9, 1672 to Feb 8, 1725

Montesquieu

Period: Jan 18, 1689 to Feb 10, 1755

William and Mary's Reign

Period: Feb 1, 1689 to Mar 8, 1702

English Bill of Rights Passed

Dec 16, 1689

Voltaire

Period: Nov 21, 1694 to May 30, 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Period: Jun 28, 1712 to Jul 2, 1778

Maximillien Robespierre

Period: May 6, 1758 to Jul 28, 1794

American Revolution Timespan

Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

US Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Bastille Prison is attacked

Jul 14, 1789

French Revolution Timespan

Period: Jul 14, 1789 to Nov 9, 1799

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed the use of the guillotine

Oct 10, 1789

US Constitution is Ratified

May 29, 1790

The Constitution was ratified between September 17, 1787 through May 29, 1790

Reign of Terror

Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 28, 1794