Martin Luther, O.S.A. was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences.
Born: November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Germany
Died: February 18, 1546, Eisleben, Germany
Spouse: Katharina von Bora (m. 1525–1546)
He had 6 children.
Factories began to replace running streams as a source of power for running machines with: steam and coal
William II, German Wilhelm II, in full Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert (born January 27, 1859, Potsdam, near Berlin [Germany]—died June 4, 1941, Doorn, Netherlands), German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia from 1888 to the end of World War I in 1918,