History Timeline By Emonyae' Jan 1, 1449 Lorenzo de medici Jan 5, 1456 Gutenberg prints the first Bible Jan 5, 1480 Spanish Inquisition is introduced Jan 13, 1493 Columbus discovers the new world Jan 5, 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India Apr 8, 1502 Michelangelo sculpts the David May 4, 1504 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 5, 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince Jan 5, 1516 Thomas More writes Utopia Feb 5, 1516 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration Jan 5, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church Jan 5, 1529 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Sep 27, 1540 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Jan 5, 1543 Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres Jan 5, 1556 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion Jan 5, 1558 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Feb 8, 1558 King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada Apr 24, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Jan 5, 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke Jan 5, 1603 Galileo invents a thermometer
