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Today Leonardo da Vinci was born!
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1472: ·Leonardo becomes a member of the Florence painters' guild. Birth of Copernicus. Dante's The Divine Comedy is published
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Leonardo moves from Florence to Milan, entering the patronage of Ludovico Sforza.
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Leonardo studies anatomy.
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A woman named Caterina, possibly Leonardo's mother, possibly a servant, becomes a member of his household in Milan.
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The French army conquers Milan; Leonardo leaves.
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On July 9, Ser Piero ( Leonardo's father ) dies.
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Leonardo makes a second attempt to build a flying machine and begins sketches for the Mona Lisa, which he completes sometime later.
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Leonardo is appointed Louis XII's painter and engineer.
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Leonardo moves to Rome
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Leonardo permanently leaves Italy for France, where he will serve Francis I in his court in Amboise.
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In May, Leonardo dies at Cloux.