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16th Century Timeline

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1. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






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






3. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






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






6. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






8. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.






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






10. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






11. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






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






14. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






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






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






18. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






20. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






21. Portuguese missionaries Jos






22. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






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






24. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






25. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






26. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






27. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






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






29. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






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






32. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






33. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






34. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






35. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






37. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






38. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






39. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






40. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






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






43. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






44. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






45. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






46. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






47. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






48. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






49. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






50. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.







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