The early modern era

22 historical events from the early modern era. 1500 – 1649

• 1504 CEMichelangelo's David Is Unveiled
• 1512 CEMichelangelo Finishes the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
• 1517 CEMartin Luther's Ninety-five Theses
• 1521 CETenochtitlan Falls
• 1543 CECopernicus Publishes De revolutionibus
• 1564 CEWilliam Shakespeare Is Born
• 1571 CEBattle of Lepanto
• 1588 CEThe Spanish Armada Is Defeated
• 1598 CEEdict of Nantes Issued
• 1603 CETokugawa Shogunate Begins
• 1607 CEJamestown Is Founded
• 1609 CEGalileos First Telescope Astronomy
• 1618 CEDefenestration of Prague
• 1619 CEFirst Africans in English Virginia
• 1620 CEMayflower Compact Signed
• 1620 CEMayflower Lands at Plymouth
• 1623 CEShakespeare's First Folio Published
• 1624 CERichelieu Becomes Chief Minister
• 1632 CEBattle of Lutzen
• 1642 CEEnglish Civil War Begins
• 1648 CEPeace of Westphalia Signed
• 1649 CECharles I Executed