Fall of Constantinople By hcps-welchtc1 Feb 28, 1299 Peak of Ottoman Empire Nov 7, 1418 Prince Henry's School founded Nov 7, 1450 The Renaissance May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Nov 7, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas Nov 7, 1497 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Nov 7, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Nov 7, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Nov 7, 1517 95 theses Nov 7, 1518 Tobacco introduced to Europe Nov 7, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Aug 13, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Nov 7, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Nov 7, 1532 Pizarro conqueror’s the Incas Nov 7, 1534 Anglican Church started Nov 7, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Nov 7, 1545 Council of Trent Nov 7, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Nov 7, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Nov 7, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Nov 7, 1618 30 years war Nov 7, 1628 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Nov 7, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 7, 1653 Taj Mahal built Nov 7, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity
