Renaissance By christianbell Jan 1, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici Jan 7, 1456 Gutenberg prints the first Bible Jan 7, 1478 Spanish Inquisition is introduced Jan 9, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world May 20, 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India Jan 9, 1504 Michelangelo sculpts the David Jan 9, 1506 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 9, 1516 Thomas More writes Utopia Jan 9, 1517 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church Jan 9, 1520 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration Jan 9, 1532 Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince Jan 9, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion Sep 27, 1540 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Jan 9, 1543 Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres Nov 17, 1558 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Apr 23, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Apr 27, 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke Aug 8, 1588 King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada Jan 9, 1603 Galileo invents a thermometer
