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History

  • Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus born

  • May 24, 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus died

  • Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei born

  • Dec 27, 1571

    Johannes Kepler born

  • Apr 1, 1578

    William Harvey born

  • Thomas Hobbes born

  • Oliver Cromwell born

  • Charles I born

  • Charles II born

  • Johannes Kepler died

  • John Locke born

  • Louis XIV born

  • Galileo Galilei died

  • Isaac Newton born

  • Charles I died

  • William Harvey died

  • Oliver Cromwell died

  • Peter the Great born

  • Thomas Hobbes died

  • Charles II died

  • William & Mary begin reign

  • English Bill of Rights passed

    English Bill of Rights passed
  • Montesquieu born

  • Voltaire born

  • William & Mary end reign

  • John Locke died

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau born

  • Louis XIV died

  • Peter the Great died

  • Isaac Newton died

  • Montesquieu died

  • Maximilian Robespierre born

  • American Revolution began

  • U.S. Declaration of Independence

    U.S. Declaration of Independence
  • Voltaire died

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau died

  • American Revolution ended

  • U.S. Constitution is ratified

    U.S. Constitution is ratified
  • French Revolution began

  • Bastille Prison is attacked

    Bastille Prison is attacked
  • Joseph-Ignace Guilltin proposed use of guillotine

    Joseph-Ignace Guilltin proposed use of guillotine
  • Reign of Terror began

  • Reign of Terror ended

  • Maximillian Robespierre died

  • French Revolution ended