Mar 4, 1461 - Oct 31, 1470 |
(-9.3) - 0.3 |
King of England: Edward IV |
Great Britain |
1477 - 1480 |
7.0 - 10.0 |
Construction period of the Sistine Chapel |
Monuments |
Nov 10, 1483 - Feb 18, 1546 |
13.4 - 75.7 |
Life of Martin Luther |
Personalities |
Aug 22, 1485 - Apr 21, 1509 |
15.2 - 38.8 |
King of England: Henry VII |
Great Britain |
Mar 31, 1492 |
21.8 |
Alhambra Decree |
Spain |
Aug 3, 1492 - Mar 15, 1493 |
22.1 - 22.7 |
First voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
Sep 25, 1493 - Jun 11, 1496 |
23.3 - 26.0 |
Second voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
1495 |
25.0 |
League of Venice ('Holy League of 1495') |
Italy |
May 30, 1498 - Nov 25, 1500 |
27.9 - 30.4 |
Third voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
May 11, 1502 - Nov 7, 1504 |
31.9 - 34.4 |
Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
1505 |
35.0 |
Portugal starts building coastal fortifications in eastern Africa and India |
Discoveries & Colonization |
Jul 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564 |
39.1 - 94.0 |
Life of Johannes Calvin |
Personalities |
Oct 31, 1517 |
47.4 |
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the doors of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg |
World |
May 6, 1527 - Jun 7, 1527 |
56.9 - 57.0 |
'Sack of Rome' |
Italy |
1535 - 1542 |
65.0 - 72.0 |
Act of Union 1535 |
Great Britain |
CA 1540 - Jan 28, 1596 |
70.0 - 125.7 |
Life of Sir Francis Drake |
Personalities |
Feb 23, 1556 |
85.7 |
The deadliest earthquake on record: Shaanxi earthquake ('Jiajing earthquake') |
Disasters |
Nov 17, 1558 - CA 1575 |
88.4 - 105.1 |
Queen of England: Elizabeth I |
Great Britain |
1562 |
92.1 |
Start of the Huguenot Wars |
France |
Feb 15, 1564 - Jan 8, 1642 |
93.7 - 171.6 |
Life of Galileo Galilei |
Personalities |
1565 |
95.1 |
Founding of St. Augustine |
USA |