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Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (founded by Emperor Constantine in 330) was finally captured by the Turks, an Islamic people, after being under siege for many years.
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Bartholomew Diaz, Portuguese explorer, rounds southern tip of Africa, indicative of European exploration.
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Birth of St. Francis Xavier, who eventually became a great Jesuit missionary in Asia
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Death of the German artist Albrecht Durer (one of his woodcuts to be studied). Indicative of Protestant Reformation.
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John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, a book clearly outlining the protestant faith and practice. Indicative of Protestant Reformation.
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Death of Henry VIII. English King who broke with the authority of the Pope over the question of divorce from his wife and had himself declared Head of the Church in England. Indicative of the English Reformation.
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Birth of William Shakespeare, High point if English literary Renaissance.
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Death of St. Teresa of Avila. Great Spanish saint and mystic. Founded the Reformed Carmelite Order and Wrote the Interior Castle, a famous book on prayer. Indicative of Catholic reform movement.
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Spanish Armada. Indicative of wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants.
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Some random insignificant dude was born but nobody really cares tbh
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The best human of all time was born which marks the point in time where the rest of humanity fell apart (2020)