Rennisance By davidbland Jan 1, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de Medici Jan 7, 1454 Gutenburg prints the first Bible Nov 1, 1478 Spanish Inquisition Aug 3, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world May 20, 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India Jan 7, 1504 Michelangelo scuplts the David Feb 25, 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince Jan 11, 1516 Thomas More writes Utopia Jan 7, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 thesis Feb 10, 1517 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Apr 6, 1520 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration Aug 8, 1529 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Aug 27, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion Sep 27, 1540 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Feb 15, 1543 Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres Jan 15, 1558 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Apr 26, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Apr 10, 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke May 28, 1588 King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada May 7, 1593 Galileo invents a thermometer
