History By weaverjr Feb 19, 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus born May 24, 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus died Feb 15, 1564 Galileo Galilei born Dec 27, 1571 Johannes Kepler born Apr 1, 1578 William Harvey born Apr 5, 1588 Thomas Hobbes born Apr 25, 1599 Oliver Cromwell born Nov 19, 1600 Charles I born May 29, 1630 Charles II born Nov 15, 1630 Johannes Kepler died Aug 29, 1632 John Locke born Sep 5, 1638 Louis XIV born Jan 8, 1642 Galileo Galilei died Jan 4, 1643 Isaac Newton born Jan 30, 1649 Charles I died Jun 3, 1657 William Harvey died Sep 3, 1658 Oliver Cromwell died Jun 9, 1672 Peter the Great born Dec 4, 1679 Thomas Hobbes died Feb 6, 1685 Charles II died Jan 1, 1689 William & Mary begin reign Jan 1, 1689 English Bill of Rights passed Jan 18, 1689 Montesquieu born Nov 21, 1694 Voltaire born Jan 1, 1702 William & Mary end reign Oct 28, 1704 John Locke died Jun 28, 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau born Sep 1, 1715 Louis XIV died Feb 8, 1725 Peter the Great died Mar 31, 1727 Isaac Newton died Feb 10, 1755 Montesquieu died May 6, 1758 Maximilian Robespierre born Jan 1, 1775 American Revolution began Jul 4, 1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence May 30, 1778 Voltaire died Jul 2, 1778 Jean-Jacques Rousseau died Jan 1, 1783 American Revolution ended Sep 17, 1787 U.S. Constitution is ratified Jan 1, 1789 French Revolution began Jul 14, 1789 Bastille Prison is attacked Oct 10, 1789 Joseph-Ignace Guilltin proposed use of guillotine Sep 5, 1793 Reign of Terror began Jul 28, 1794 Reign of Terror ended Jul 28, 1794 Maximillian Robespierre died Jan 1, 1799 French Revolution ended
