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1202
Transmission of Greek text during 4th crusade
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Jan 1, 1449
Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
born in Italy Florence -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
Johann Gutenberg holds the distinction of being the inventor of the movable-type printing press. In 1455, Gutenberg produced what is considered to be the first book ever printed: a Latin language Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo paints Mona Lisa -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David -
1516
Thomas More writes Utopia
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
Places bible prints on door -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
written by Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) and published just before his death, placed the sun at the center of the universe and argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets. -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
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Galileo invents a thermometer
