Renaissance By Tblackwell23 Jan 1, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de medici Sep 25, 1455 Gutenberg prints the first Bible Nov 1, 1478 Spanish Inquisition is introduced Aug 3, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world Jul 12, 1497 Vasco da Gama sails to India Oct 20, 1501 Michelangelo sculpts the David May 19, 1503 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church Jun 21, 1523 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration May 10, 1532 Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince Feb 14, 1535 Thomas More writes Utopia Jul 7, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion Sep 27, 1540 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Nov 15, 1543 Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres Aug 19, 1547 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Apr 18, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Mar 23, 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke (present day North Carolina Sep 16, 1588 King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada Aug 4, 1593 Galileo invents a thermometer Mar 24, 1603 Elizabeth I begins rule in England
