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Ivan was born on August 25th 1530 at 6:00 pm
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Vasily III, Ivan's father, dies.
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Ivan's mother dies
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Ivan begins to assert his power, orders the death of Andrei Shuisky.
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Ivan is crowned Tsar
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Ivan marries Anastatia Romanovna.
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Fire destryes much of Moscow.
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Reforms from the church start to appear and nobles give the church to Tsar.
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Ivan's army captures Kazan.
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Ivan falls very ill, advisers refuse to swear to alligence to Ivan's son Dmitri.
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Ivan's son Dmitri dies.
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Livonian War begins.
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Ivan's wife Anastatia dies.
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Ivan accuses his two advisers Adashev and Sylvester of treason and removes them from the council.
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Ivan threatens to step down from power due to the nobles.
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The oprichnina and Zemshchina are established.
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Worst period of mass killings during Ivan's reign.
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Ivan's troops massacre the residents of Novgorod.
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Iva bans the oprichniki after victory over Crimean Tartarts.
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King Stephen Bathory begins succesful campaigns against Russia in Livonia.
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Ivan kills his oldest son and heir, Tsarevich Ivan.
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Ivan the Terrible dies of a stroke while playing chess.
