World History Timeline By hcps-cohenjl Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Nov 9, 2015 World History Timeline Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance Nov 9, 1418 Prince Henry founds his navigation school May 29, 1453 Constantinople falls Nov 9, 1484 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Aug 9, 1492 Columbus discovers America Nov 9, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas signed Nov 9, 1509 Erasmus' "Praise of Folly" Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses Nov 9, 1517 Mona Lisa Finished Sep 20, 1519 Magellan sets off to circumnavigate the world Aug 13, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 Start of the Mughal Empire Nov 9, 1528 Tobacco introduced to Europe Nov 9, 1533 Pizarro conquers the Incas Nov 9, 1534 Anglican Church started Nov 9, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Nov 9, 1545 Council of Trent May 1, 1566 Peak of the Ottoman Empire Jul 29, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Nov 9, 1599 Shakespeare's Julius Caeser Nov 9, 1609 Galileo's first telescope Nov 11, 1616 William Harvey discovers circulation of blood Nov 9, 1618 30 Years War starts Nov 9, 1637 Descartes' Discourse on Method Aug 9, 1648 Taj Mahal built Jul 5, 1687 Newton publishes his laws of gravity
