Important Dates

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

 
AD

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

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