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Jul 10, 1310
Dante writes "The Divine Comedy"
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Mar 24, 1390
Chaucer writes "The Canterbury Tales"
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Feb 1, 1415
Donatello creates his statue of St. George
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Dec 5, 1427
Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies
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May 16, 1434
Jan van Eyck paints the Arnofini portrait
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May 11, 1494
Charles VIII of France invades Naples
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Oct 17, 1505
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
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Feb 17, 1509
Erasmus writes his satire "The Praise of Folly"
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Dec 27, 1517
Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses
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May 20, 1521
The Church excommunicates Luther
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Aug 16, 1527
Invading armies sack Rome
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Oct 12, 1528
Castiglione writes "The Book of the Courtier"
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Mar 29, 1531
Machiavelli writes "The Prince"
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Jul 7, 1531
War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
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Sep 7, 1534
The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
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Feb 22, 1540
The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
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Dec 5, 1545
The Council of Trent is formed
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Dec 5, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany