776 |
First Olympiad in Greece |
753 |
Rome founded |
490 |
Battle of Marathon; the Greeks defeated the Iranians/Persians |
327-26 |
Invasion of India by Alexander, Battle of Hydaspes |
221 |
Chin-Hung Ti 'Univesral Emperor' in China, Great Wall of China completed |
55 |
Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar, the Great Roman General |
44 |
Assassination of Julius Caesarby Brutus |
4 |
Birth of Jesus Christ |
29 |
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
43 |
Roman conquest of Britain |
570 |
Birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at Mecca |
622 |
Migration of Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina (Hijira), Beginning of Hijira Era (Muhammadan calender) on July 15 |
800 |
Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor at St. Peter's |
871 |
Accession of Alfred the Great the throne of Britain |
901 |
Death of king Alfred the Great |
1066 |
Battle of Hastings; Norman invasion of England. William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English king Harold at Hastings |
1215 |
Magna Carta or the Great Charter signed by king John at Runnymede in England on June 15 |
1280 |
Gunpowder invented by Roger Bacon |
1338 |
The Hundred Years War broke out; it lasted upto 1453 |
1431 |
Joan of Arc, a brave French peasant girl, obtained victory over the English at Orleans. She was burnt alive at the stakes |
1443 |
The Black death i.e., plague broke out in England |
1453 |
The capture of Constantinople (the home of classical learning) by the Ottoman Turk compelled the Greek scholars to flee to Italy and other West European countries, where they spread the knowledge of Greek philosophy and literature. This was the beginning of Renaissance in Europe |
1486 |
Bartholomew Diaz rounded the cape of Good Hope |
1492 |
Columbus sailed on his first expedition to the West Indies Which later led to the discovery of America (the New World) |
1498 |
Vassco da Gama, a Portuguese, discovered the seat-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope |
1517 |
Beginning of Reformation |
1529-36 |
Reformation in England under Henry VIII |
1564 |
Birth of Shakespeare |