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William Shakespeare

1564 CE – 1616 CE · 52 years

The glover’s son from Stratford who became the greatest writer in the English language — from the lost years to the Globe Theatre, told in his own voice in a first-person ePub.

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William Shakespeare on Wikipedia.

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Lelu Ruins

1250 CE – 1600 CE

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Khanate of Sibir

1490 CE – 1598 CE

Figure · Florence & Rome

Michelangelo

1475 CE – 1564 CE

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Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

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Enets

Attested 1530 CE – 1600 CE

Figure · Geneva

John Calvin

1509 CE – 1564 CE

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Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1564 CE and 1616 CE.

1565 CE Great Siege of Malta 1565 CE Acapulco 1566 CE Pha That Luang 1566 CE Stari Most 1568 CE Eighty Years' War (Dutch Revolt) 1571 CE Manila

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Hampi Landmark · South Asia 1336 CE – 1565 CE Malaysian Islamic states Polity · Oceania 1492 CE – 1600 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Venice–Constantinople Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1600 CE Kuelap Landmark · Americas 500 CE – 1570 CE Hafsid Caliphate Polity · Europe 1229 CE – 1574 CE
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