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16th Century Timeline

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2. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






3. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






4. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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6. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






7. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






8. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






9. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






10. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






11. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






12. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






13. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






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15. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






16. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






17. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






18. Portuguese navigator Pedro






19. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






20. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






21. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






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






23. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






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26. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






27. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






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






29. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






30. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






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32. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






35. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






36. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






37. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






38. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






39. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






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






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






42. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






44. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






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






46. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






47. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






48. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






49. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






50. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.