| Event | 1(5)th or 1(6)th |
|---|
| English ‘Wars of the Roses’ began | |
| Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe | |
| Joan of Arc burned at the stake for heresy | |
| Henry VIII ascended English Throne | |
| Sir Francis Bacon born in London | |
| Christopher Columbus reached the New World | |
| Michelangelo painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel | |
| Gregorian Calendar introduced | |
| Leonardo da Vinci started painting ‘Last Supper’ | |
| Hundred Years' War ended | |
| Turks conquered Constantinople | |
| Copernicus' heliocentric model of the universe | |
| Michelangelo created 'Pietà' statue | |
| Chinese Forbidden City completed | |
| Jesuit order founded by Ignatius of Loyola | |
| Johannes Gutenberg invented printing press | |
| Martin Luther posted his 95 theses | |
| British East India Company granted Royal Charter | |
| Sandro Botticelli painted 'The Birth of Venus' | |
| Aztecs became dominant power in Mesoamerica | |
| Hernán Cortés started conquering Mexico | |
| Spanish Inquisition established | |
| Elizabeth I became Queen of England and Ireland | |
| Leonardo da Vinci started painting ‘Mona Lisa’ | |
| Nostradamus born in France | |
| Pachacuti founded the Inca Empire | |
| Vasco da Gama discovered sea route to India | |
| Suleiman the Magnificent became Great Sultan | |
| Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire | |
| Portuguese first capture slaves in Africa | |
| English ‘Wars of the Roses’ began | |
| Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe | |
| Joan of Arc burned at the stake for heresy | |
| Henry VIII ascended English Throne | |
| Sir Francis Bacon born in London | |
| Christopher Columbus reached the New World | |
| Michelangelo painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel | |
| Gregorian Calendar introduced | |
| Leonardo da Vinci started painting ‘Last Supper’ | |
| Hundred Years' War ended | |
| Turks conquered Constantinople | |
| Copernicus' heliocentric model of the universe | |
| Michelangelo created 'Pietà' statue | |
| Chinese Forbidden City completed | |
| Jesuit order founded by Ignatius of Loyola | |
