Renaissance 1300-1600 By ShelbyLutz Jan 1, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de Medici Jan 1, 1456 Gutenberg Prints the first Bible Jan 7, 1473 Nicholas Copernicus publishes ON the Revolution Jan 7, 1478 Spanish Inquiition Jan 7, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world Jan 7, 1498 Vasco Da gama sails to india Jan 7, 1501 MICHELANGELO SCULPTS THE DAVID Jan 7, 1503 Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 8, 1505 Niccolo MAchiavelli writes The Prince Jan 7, 1516 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration Jan 8, 1516 Thomas More writes Utopia Jan 7, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 theses on oor of castle church Jan 8, 1534 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Jan 8, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institues of the Christian Religion Jan 8, 1540 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Jan 8, 1556 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Jan 7, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Jan 8, 1598 King Phillip II assemles the Spanish Armada Jan 7, 1603 Galileo invents the thermometer Jan 7, 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke