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16th Century Timeline

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1. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






2. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






3. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






4. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






5. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






6. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






7. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






8. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






9. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






10. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






11. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






12. Portuguese missionaries Jos






13. The Polish






14. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






15. Est






16. Gonzalo Jim






17. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






18. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






19. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






20. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






21. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






22. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.






23. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






24. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






25. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






26. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






27. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






28. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






29. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






30. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






31. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






32. The M






33. Vasco N






34. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






35. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






36. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






37. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






38. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






39. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






40. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






41. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






42. Spain repulses the English Armada.






43. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






44. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






45. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






46. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






47. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






48. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






49. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






50. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians







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