John Paul's timeline By Derpy123 Aug 25, 1530 Ivan the Terrible is born Period: Aug 25, 1530 to Jan 1, 1800 Russia Feb 16, 1543 Anastasia, Ivan's wife, dies, causing Ivan to go insane Nov 16, 1581 Ivan beats his oldest son to death Mar 28, 1584 Ivan dies Jul 21, 1605 Dmitriy the I, a man who claimed to by Ivan's son comes to power. Jun 9, 1672 Peter the Great is born Sep 12, 1698 Pter founded yhe Navy May 12, 1703 St. Petersburg founded by Peter Oct 22, 1721 Peter becomes absolute ruler Feb 8, 1725 Peter dies of a Urinary infection