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The Protestant Reformation

Oct 31 Martin Luther sends his Ninety-five Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation

1517 copy of Martin Luther's 95 theses, the publication of which began the Protestant Reformation in Europe

Famous Birthdays

Oct 18 Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)

Famous Deaths

Oct 2 John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37
Oct 31 Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist, dies at 45

What Happened in 1517

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