Events - Browse By Major Periods - Age of Discovery (1492 to 1752)

1492
Discovery, Americas
1492
Government, Italy
1492
Religion, Spain
1492
War, Spain
1493
Government, Germany
1494
Peace, Americas
1497
Discovery, Americas
1497
Trade, Sub-Saharan Africa
1498
Discovery, India
1498
Religion, Italy
1498
Arts, Italy
1500
Arts, Germany
1500
Discovery, Brazil
1501
Discovery, Americas
1501
Government, Iran
1504
Arts, Italy
1508
Arts, Italy
1509
War, India
1510
Arts, Italy
1510
Arts, Italy
1511
Arts, Italy
1511
Religion, Netherlands
1511
Discovery, Cuba
1513
Discovery, United States
1513
War, England (<1707)
1513
Discovery, Panama
1515
War, Italy
1515
Arts, Germany
1515
Arts, Italy
1515
Government, France
1516
Trade, China
1516
Government, Europe
1517
Religion, Germany
1517
War, Middle East
1518
Arts, Italy
1518
Trade, Europe
1519
War, Mexico
1519
Religion, Germany
1520
War, Spain
1521
Religion, Germany
1521
Discovery, Philippines
1521
War, Mexico
1522
Religion, Germany
1523
War, Greece
1523
Government, Sweden
1525
War, Italy
1525
War, Germany
1526
War, India
1526
War, Hungary
1526
Religion, England (<1707)
1526
Government, Hungary
1527
War, Italy
1529
War, Austria
1530
Arts, Italy
1532
War, Peru
1533
Government, England (<1707)
1534
Religion, Europe
1534
Religion, England (<1707)
1534
Religion, Europe
1535
Religion, England (<1707)
1535
Arts, Germany
1535
Religion, Germany
1536
Government, England (<1707)
1536
Religion, Switzerland
1537
Mathematics, Europe
1539
Religion, Pakistan
1541
Discovery, United States
1541
Government, Peru
1541
Arts, Italy
1542
Religion, Italy
1543
Science, Poland
1548
Government, Brazil
1549
Religion, Japan
1552
War, Global
1555
Peace, Germany
1556
Government, Europe
1556
Religion, England (<1707)
1556
Government, India
1556
War, India
1556
Government, Germany
1558
War, France
1559
Government, France
1561
Government, Europe
1563
Religion, Italy
1565
War, Malta
1565
Arts, Netherlands
1566
Government, Scotland
1566
Religion, Europe
1568
War, Netherlands
1568
War, Japan
1571
War, Turkey
1572
Religion, France
1576
War, Netherlands
1578
War, Morocco
1579
Government, Netherlands
1580
War, Portugal
1580
War, Global
1582
Religion, Europe
1582
War, Russia
1582
Religion, China
1584
Government, Russia
1584
Government, Netherlands
1586
Arts, Spain
1587
Government, England (<1707)
1587
War, Spain
1588
War, England (<1707)
1588
Government, Iran
1590
War, DR Congo
1590
War, Japan
1592
War, Korea
1598
Government, Europe
1598
Religion, France
1599
Arts, England (<1707)
1599
War, India
1600
War, Japan
1600
Religion, Italy
1600
Trade, England (<1707)
1601
Government, England (<1707)
1602
Trade, Netherlands
1603
Government, Japan
1604
Arts, Italy
1605
Government, England (<1707)
1605
Arts, Spain
1607
Geography, United States
1608
Geography, Canada
1609
Religion, Spain
1609
Arts, England (<1707)
1610
Science, Italy
1610
Government, France
1614
Culture, United States
1617
Government, Europe
1618
War, Europe
1619
Trade, United States
1620
Geography, United States
1620
Invention, Europe
1621
Trade, Senegal
1621
Culture, United States
1623
Religion, Europe
1624
Trade, Americas
1625
Arts, Netherlands
1625
Arts, Belgium
1626
Geography, United States
1626
Arts, Italy
1628
Science, England (<1707)
1630
Geography, United States
1631
Architecture, India
1631
War, Germany
1632
War, Germany
1633
Religion, Italy
1635
Education, France
1635
Government, Japan
1640
Peace, Spain
1640
Arts, France
1640
Geography, Portugal
1641
Philosophy, France
1642
Arts, Netherlands
1642
Discovery, Austral Realm
1642
War, England (<1707)
1643
War, France
1643
Government, France
1644
War, China
1644
War, Korea
1645
War, England (<1707)
1647
Government, England (<1707)
1648
War, France
1648
Peace, Europe
1648
Arts, France
1648
Arts, France
1649
Government, England (<1707)
1649
War, Ireland
1652
Geography, South Africa
1652
Arts, Italy
1654
Government, Sweden
1656
Arts, Spain
1658
Arts, Netherlands
1658
Government, India
1658
War, France
1660
Government, England (<1707)
1661
Arts, Netherlands
1664
Arts, Netherlands
1664
War, United States
1665
Government, Austria
1665
Arts, Netherlands
1666
Religion, Russia
1666
Disaster, England (<1707)
1667
Arts, England (<1707)
1667
Arts, Netherlands
1668
Peace, Europe
1670
Philosophy, Netherlands
1672
Government, Netherlands
1680
Trade, Sub-Saharan Africa
1682
Government, France
1682
Geography, United States
1682
Religion, United States
1683
Government, Europe
1683
War, Austria
1685
Religion, France
1686
War, India
1687
Science, England (<1707)
1689
War, Europe
1689
Government, British Isles
1690
Philosophy, England (<1707)
1692
Religion, United States
1692
War, England (<1707)
1694
Trade, England (<1707)
1697
Culture, Russia
1697
Peace, Europe
1699
Peace, Turkey
1701
Government, Germany
1703
Geography, Russia
1704
War, Germany
1707
Peace, United Kingdom
1709
War, Ukraine
1711
Architecture, United Kingdom
1713
Peace, Europe
1713
Government, Germany
1714
Government, British Isles
1715
War, United Kingdom
1717
War, Serbia
1717
Music, United Kingdom
1717
Arts, France
1718
Government, Sweden
1721
Geography, Europe
1721
Music, Germany
1721
Religion, China
1722
War, Russia
1722
Discovery, Pacific Islands
1722
War, Iran
1733
Invention, United Kingdom
1733
Philosophy, France
1735
Science, Sweden
1737
Philosophy, United Kingdom
1739
Religion, England (<1707)
1740
War, Europe
1741
Government, Oman
1742
Government, United Kingdom
1746
War, Scotland
1748
Science, Italy
1748
Philosophy, France
1750
Philosophy, Europe
1750
Religion, Europe
1750
Geography, Global
1751
Science, France
1752
Culture, United Kingdom
1752
Science, United States