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Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenburg Cathedral.
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Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the Edict/Diet of Worms.
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Martin Luther's first translation of the Bible, called The Luther Bible, is published.
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Lawyer and humanist Thomas More was executed by Henry VIII due to not supporting the English Reformation.
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John Calvin publishes his book, Institutes of the Christian Religion.
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The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trento, Italy. These meetings were extremely against Protestantism.
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Martin Luther dies at the age of 62 in Eislesben, Germany.
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The Geneva Bible, the first Bible to use chapters, is published.
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John Calvin, a popular Reformation figure, dies at the age of 54.
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The Edict of Nantes states that French Protestants are to be given the "OK" to practice. This was signed by Henry IV.
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An English translation of the Bible is published, known as the "Authorized" version or the "King James Version".
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