| Nov 10, 1483 - Feb 18, 1546 |
(-19.6) - 42.7 |
Life of Martin Luther |
Personalities |
| Aug 22, 1485 - Apr 21, 1509 |
(-17.9) - 5.8 |
King of England: Henry VII |
Great Britain |
| May 11, 1502 - Nov 7, 1504 |
(-1.1) - 1.4 |
Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| 1505 |
2.0 |
Portugal starts building coastal fortifications in eastern Africa and India |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| Jul 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564 |
6.0 - 61.0 |
Life of Johannes Calvin |
Personalities |
| Oct 31, 1517 |
14.3 |
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the doors of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg |
World |
| May 6, 1527 - Jun 7, 1527 |
23.9 - 24.0 |
'Sack of Rome' |
Italy |
| 1535 - 1542 |
32.0 - 39.0 |
Act of Union 1535 |
Great Britain |
| CA 1540 - Jan 28, 1596 |
37.0 - 92.6 |
Life of Sir Francis Drake |
Personalities |
| Feb 23, 1556 |
52.7 |
The deadliest earthquake on record: Shaanxi earthquake ('Jiajing earthquake') |
Disasters |
| Nov 17, 1558 - CA 1575 |
55.4 - 72.0 |
Queen of England: Elizabeth I |
Great Britain |
| 1562 |
59.0 |
Start of the Huguenot Wars |
France |
| Feb 15, 1564 - Jan 8, 1642 |
60.7 - 138.6 |
Life of Galileo Galilei |
Personalities |
| 1565 |
62.0 |
Founding of St. Augustine |
USA |
| Jul 26, 1572 - Aug 2, 1572 |
69.1 |
Battle of Molodi |
Russia |
| Apr 13, 1598 |
94.9 |
Edict of Nantes |
France |
| Dec 31, 1600 |
97.6 |
Establishment of the British East India Company |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| CA 1601 |
98.1 |
William Gilbert discovers electricity |
Technology |
| 1606 |
103.1 |
Discovery of Australia |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| 1618 - 1648 |
115.1 - 145.1 |
Thirty Years' War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1620 |
117.1 |
Voyage of the Mayflower, puritan 'Pilgrims' establish Plymouth (Massachusetts) |
USA |
| 1623 |
120.1 |
Start of construction of Versailles Palace |
Monuments |
| 1626 |
123.1 |
French settlement in Senegal |
Discoveries & Colonization |
| Dec 25, 1642 - Mar 20, 1726 |
139.6 - 222.9 |
Life of Isaac Newton |
Personalities |
Elizabeth Carr
Ancestry Family Trees