10 important events and/or people from Renaissance

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    10 imprtant events and/or people from Renaissance

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg begins using the newly invented printing press in Mainz, Germany

  • Jul 4, 1469

    Lorebzo de Medici takes control of Florence

  • Apr 13, 1492

    Queen Isabella I funded Christopher Columbus journey to the New World

  • Oct 31, 1504

    Michelangelo completes his sculpture David

  • Apr 13, 1514

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes a book about his theory about the universe

  • Apr 12, 1517

    Pope Leo X is finished with building St. Peter's Cathaderal

  • Aug 13, 1525

    William Tyndale translates the Bible into english

    This is important because now everyone can read the Bible.
  • Apr 12, 1536

    King Henry VII closed down catholic monasteries

  • Apr 13, 1537

    Andreas Vesalius earns his medical degree in anatomy and later becomes a doctor

  • Dec 25, 1541

    John Calvin took over the leadership of the church reform the movement in Geneva