10th November: Birth of Martin Luther at Eisleben.
11th November: Martin Luther baptised.
1484
1st January: Birth of Ulrich Zwingli at Wildhaus in the Canton of Toggenburg.
Early summer: Hans Luther moves to Mansfeld.
1497
16th February: Birth of Philip Melanchthon at Bretten.
Easter (at the latest): Luther sent to school in Magdeburg.
1498
Martin Luther changes to the St. George school in Eisenach.
1501
About the beginning of May: Matriculation and commencement of studies at Erfurt ( George scholarship).
1502
29th September: Bachelor of Arts.
1503
16th April: Luther wounds himself with his sword on the way to Mansfeld.
1505
About 7th January: Master of Arts.
24th April: Begins to lecture as Master of Arts.
20th May: Begins to study law.
June: Journey to Mansfeld.
2nd July: Luther is overtaken by a storm near the village of Stotternheim and vows to become a monk.
17th July: Enters the Augustinian cloister at Erfurt.
1507
3rd April: Luther ordained priest.
2nd May: First mass.
1508
Beginning of the winter: Luther moved to the 'Black Cloister' in Wittenberg.
1509
9th March: Baccalaureus ad biblia (Bachelor of Theology).
10th July: Birth of John Calvin at Noyon.
October: Luther moved back to Erfurt.
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Publication Information: Book Title: Luther, His Life and Work. Contributors: Gerhard Ritter - author, John Riches - transltr. Publisher: Harper & Row. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1963. Page Number: 249.
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