| 1477 - 1480 |
(-2.0) - 1.0 |
Construction period of the Sistine Chapel |
Monuments |
| Nov 10, 1483 - Feb 18, 1546 |
4.4 - 66.7 |
Life of Martin Luther |
Personalities |
| Aug 22, 1485 - Apr 21, 1509 |
6.2 - 29.8 |
King of England: Henry VII |
Great Britain |
| Mar 31, 1492 |
12.8 |
Alhambra Decree |
Spain |
| Aug 3, 1492 - Mar 15, 1493 |
13.1 - 13.7 |
First voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| Sep 25, 1493 - Jun 11, 1496 |
14.2 - 17.0 |
Second voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| 1495 |
16.0 |
League of Venice ('Holy League of 1495') |
Italy |
| May 30, 1498 - Nov 25, 1500 |
18.9 - 21.4 |
Third voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| May 11, 1502 - Nov 7, 1504 |
22.9 - 25.4 |
Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| 1505 |
26.0 |
Portugal starts building coastal fortifications in eastern Africa and India |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| Jul 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564 |
30.0 - 85.0 |
Life of Johannes Calvin |
Personalities |
| Oct 31, 1517 |
38.4 |
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the doors of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg |
World |
| May 6, 1527 - Jun 7, 1527 |
47.9 - 48.0 |
'Sack of Rome' |
Italy |
| 1535 - 1542 |
56.0 - 63.0 |
Act of Union 1535 |
Great Britain |
| CA 1540 - Jan 28, 1596 |
61.0 - 116.7 |
Life of Sir Francis Drake |
Personalities |
| Feb 23, 1556 |
76.7 |
The deadliest earthquake on record: Shaanxi earthquake ('Jiajing earthquake') |
Disasters |
| Nov 17, 1558 - CA 1575 |
79.4 - 96.1 |
Queen of England: Elizabeth I |
Great Britain |
| 1562 |
83.1 |
Start of the Huguenot Wars |
France |
| Feb 15, 1564 - Jan 8, 1642 |
84.7 - 162.6 |
Life of Galileo Galilei |
Personalities |
| 1565 |
86.1 |
Founding of St. Augustine |
USA |
| Jul 26, 1572 - Aug 2, 1572 |
93.1 - 93.2 |
Battle of Molodi |
Russia |
Richard Blewet
Anne Blewet
Birth