Ghiberti wins the competition for the Florence Baptistry doors
Nov 5, 1403
Richard III campaigns in Scotland and Wales
Nov 5, 1410
Battle of Grunwald: took place between the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and their allies on one side, and the Knights of the Teutonic Order on the other.
Nov 5, 1415
Henry V wins great victory over French at Agincourt
Nov 5, 1417
Brunellischi creates the dome of Florence Cathedral
Nov 5, 1429
Joan of Arc leads French to break English siege of Orleans
Nov 9, 1451
Date of Birth: Born in 1451 Christopher Columbus
Nov 5, 1455
First printed book, the Gutenberg Bible is published
Nov 5, 1455
Wars of the Roses
Nov 5, 1465
Giovanni Bellini and Mantegna both paint versions of “The Agony in the Garden”
Nov 5, 1494
Charles VIII of France invades Italy
Nov 5, 1498
Erasmus visits England
Nov 5, 1500
Michelangelo’s “Pieta”
Nov 5, 1500
Giorgione’s “Tempesta”
Nov 5, 1504
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”
Nov 5, 1505
Durer in Venice
Nov 5, 1512
Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna”
Nov 5, 1513
Machiavelli begins “The Prince”
Nov 5, 1516
Leonardo da Vinci goes to France
Nov 5, 1517
Luther begins the Protestant Reformation
Nov 5, 1525
Battle of Pavia
Nov 5, 1533
Titian is appointed court painter to Emperor Charles V
