15th April
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci biography timeline
Explore a static chronology of 5 World History Database records for Leonardo da Vinci. The page is generated from the same biography records used by the searchable database, making important life events directly crawlable and readable.
5 records
1452–1519 record span
4 event labels
1 country
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Leonardo da Vinci: life, career and historical significance
Renaissance artist, engineer and investigator whose notebooks ranged across anatomy, mechanics, architecture and natural philosophy. Paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper secured his artistic reputation, while his experimental curiosity made him a symbol of Renaissance intellectual breadth.
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Leonardo da Vinci: dated events and historical records
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1452
1478
1478
Painting
Completes the "Madonna and Child"
1482
1482
Painting
Completes the "The Adoration of the Kings" also known as The Adoration of the Magi
1500
1500
Invention of Helicopter
Designs helicopters
1519
2nd May
Death of Leonardo da Vinci
Death of Leonardo da Vinci, age 67
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