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The Renaissance begins in Italy.
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Prince Henry the Navigator founds navigation school in Portugal.
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In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquers Constantinople and renames it Istanbul.
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Columbus set off on his first voyage to the New World in 1492.
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Michaelangelo sculps David between 1501 and 1504.
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Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in 1507, now it is one of the most famous paintings in the world.
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Erasmus writes "Praise of Folly" in 1509.
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Michaelangelo paints the Sistin Chapel between 1508 and 1512.
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Pizzaro conquers the Incan Empire with just 180 men.
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Shakespeare writes the famous "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" in 1599.
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The famous Taj Mahal is built.
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People stormed a bastille in order to get gunpowder.
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Louis XVI is executed.
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The Reign of Terror begins.
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Napoleon is crowned Emperor.
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The Congress Of Vienna Meets.
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Napoleon dies in exile.
