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Martin Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany
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in 1502 Martin Luther received the baccalaureate degree from the University of Erfurt.
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on July 2nd 1505 Martin Luther was struck by lightning which eventually swayed him to become a monk
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on October 19th Luther was awarded his doctor of theology degree
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Martin Luther lectures on psalms from 1513 to 1516
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in 1517 martin Luther begins lecturing on Hebrews
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On 31 October 1517, Luther wrote to his bishop, Albrecht von Brandenburg, to protest the sale of indulgences, and nailed his 95 complaints to the door of the Wittenburg church (95 theses)
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Martin Luther debates Professor John Eck at Leipzig and denies supreme authority of popes and councils
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Luther's most famous works were published in 1520 "To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation", "On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church", and "On the Freedom of a Christian"
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the papal bull gives Luther 60 days to recant or be excommunicated;
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Martin Luther fails to meet the requests and is Excommunicated by the papal bull in 1521
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in 1521 Martin Luther translates the New Testament from Greek into German
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Luther returns to Lutherstadt Wittenberg and advocates for a series of theological and social reformsl. He encourages musicians and poets to write music and hymns for church services
