Renaissance By delgajm896 Oct 1, 1347 Bubonic Plague Begins Jan 1, 1350 The Renaissance Begins Jan 1, 1440 Invention of the Printing Press Mar 30, 1512 Coperniscus Theory Coperniscus sbegan working on his theory of the placement of the planets oin our solar system. Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses Jan 1, 1517 The Beginning of the Protestant Reformation Jan 1, 1618 Thirty Years War starts