1300s

1400s

• 1451. Birth of Christopher Columbus

• 1491. Birth of Henry VIII of England

• 1492. Christopher Columbus discovers the 'new world' of the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria

• 1499. Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope on board his ship São Gabriel

1500s

• 1506. Death of Christopher Columbus, aged 54

• 1564. Birth of William Shakespeare

1600s

1700s

• 1717. The Freemasonry fraternity is founded with the establishment of the first Grand Lodge in London, England

• 1725. Birth of Antoine Court de Gébelin

• 1732. Birth of George Washington

• 1738. Birth of "Etteilla", the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Alliette

• 1769. Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte

• 1776. The Founding Fathers establish the United States of America through the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• 1785. Birth of Charles Goodall

• 1793. Birth of Thomas de la Rue

• 1799. The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt by French soldiers during Napoleon's expedition, providing the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs

• 1799. Death of George Washington, aged 67

1800s

• 1809. Birth of Bernard J. Dondorf

1810s

1820s

• 1820. Chas Goodall and Son Founded

• 1821. Death of Napoleon Bonaparte, aged 51

1830s

• 1833. Dondorf Founded

1840s

• 1848. Birth of Andrew Dougherty

• 1849. Birth of Heraclio Fournier González

1850s

• 1857. Birth of Arthur Edward Waite

1860s

• 1866. Death of Thomas de la Rue, aged 73

• 1861. The American Civil War erupts between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy)

• 1868. Heraclio Fournier S.A. Founded

1870s

• 1875. Birth of Aleister Crowley

• 1878. Birth of Pamela Colman Smith

1880s

• 1889. Nintendo Playing Cards Co. Ltd Founded

1890s

1900s

• 1901. Birth of Walt Disney

• 1902. Death of Bernard J. Dondorf, age 93

1910s

• 1912. Sinking of the Titanic

• 1914. Outbreak of World War I

• 1916. Death of Heraclio Fournier González, aged 67

1920s

1930s