Timeline Project

Nicolaus Copernicus's Life

Period: Feb 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543

Galileo Galilei's Life

Period: Feb 15, 1564 to Jan 8, 1642

Johannes Kepler's Life

Period: Dec 27, 1571 to Nov 15, 1630

William Harvey's Life

Period: Apr 1, 1578 to Jun 3, 1657

Thomas Hobbe's Life

Period: Apr 5, 1588 to Dec 4, 1679

Oliver Cromwell's Life

Period: Apr 25, 1599 to Sep 3, 1658

Charles I's Life

Period: Nov 19, 1600 to Jan 30, 1649

Charles II's Life

Period: May 29, 1630 to Feb 6, 1685

John Locke's Life

Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704

Louis XIV's Life

Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715

Isaac Newton's Life

Period: Jan 4, 1643 to Mar 31, 1727

Peter the Great's Life

Period: Jun 9, 1672 to Feb 8, 1725

Montesquieu's Life

Period: Jan 18, 1689 to Feb 10, 1755

William and Mary's Reign

Period: Feb 1, 1689 to Mar 8, 1702

All I could find is that the reign began in Feb., so I just plugged in Feb. 1. Mary actually died in 1694. William did not die until March 8, 1702.

English Bill of Rights is passed

Dec 16, 1689

Voltaire's Life

Period: Nov 21, 1694 to May 30, 1778

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Life

Period: Jun 28, 1712 to Jul 2, 1778

Maximillien Robespierre's Life

Period: May 6, 1758 to Jul 28, 1794

American Revolution

Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

US Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

US Constitution is ratified

Jun 21, 1788

French Revolution

Period: May 5, 1789 to Jan 1, 1799

I could not find the date in which the Revolution ended, so I plugged in January 1.

Bastille Prison is attacked

Jul 14, 1789

Joseph-Ignace Guilltin proposed the use of the guillotine

Oct 10, 1789

Reign of Terror

Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 28, 1794