1441Death of Flemish Painter Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter, dies.
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🎓 Pope Martin V Founds the University of Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
Pope Martin V Founds the University of Leuven (1425)
UniversitiesCatholicismHigher EducationLate Middle AgesReligious OrdersScholasticismCultural Development
BelgiumBelgium

🎨 Death of Flemish Painter Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter, dies.
Death of Flemish Painter Jan van Eyck (1441)
Art HistoryRenaissance
BelgiumBelgium

👑 Birth of Charles V, Future Holy Roman Emperor

Birth of Charles V, Future Holy Roman Emperor (1500)
Habsburg DynastyHoly Roman EmpireSpanish EmpireRenaissanceMonarchyEuropean PoliticsDynastic SuccessionImperialism
BelgiumBelgium

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three years later.
Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa (1503)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual Arts
ItalyItaly

🔬 Vesalius Publishes *De humani corporis fabrica*

Vesalius: pioneering research into human anatomy.
Vesalius Publishes *De humani corporis fabrica* (1543)
RenaissanceMedicineScientific RevolutionScientific PublicationObservation
BelgiumBelgium

🎨 Death of Painter Vincent van Gogh

Death of Painter Vincent van Gogh (1890)
PaintingArt HistoryModern ArtMental Health
FranceFrance