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16th Century Timeline
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1. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1558
1513
1543
1541
2. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1513
1547
1553
1552
3. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1565
1558
1520
1578
4. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1521
1536
1512
1565
5. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1525
1572
1564
1556
6. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1515
1539
1561
1600
7. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1573
1506
1565
1580
8. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1519
1550
1591
1555
9. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1513
1545
1507
1560
10. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1567
1513
1572
1516
11. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1574
1592
1556
1582
12. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1500
1558
1574
1537
13. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1563
1556
1565
1575
14. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1591
1572
1561
1572
15. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1565
1579
1527
1562
16. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1573
1506
1557
1513
17. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1551
1598
1534
1517
18. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1557
1600
1542
1556
19. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1588
1572
1531
1537
20. 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.
1524
1512
1576
1519
21. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1567
1548
1582
1531
22. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1541
1579
1576
1572
23. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1556
1546
1571
1539
24. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1598
1572
1531
1556
25. Rising of the North in England.
1523
1543
1569
1558
26. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1572
1527
1560
27. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1569
1568
1582
1513
28. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1580
1535
1533
1547
29. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1567
1571
1506
1559
30. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1571
1519
1560
1572
31. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1500
1519
1541
1501
32. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1531
1568
1548
1588
33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1519
1513
1539
1571
34. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1500
1592
1558
1574
35. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1553
1582
1589
1529
36. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1513
1553
1579
1517
37. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1529
1570
1571
1585
38. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1572
1565
1536
1565
39. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1556
1588
1558
1572
40. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1545
1556
1557
1600
41. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1506
1536
1579
1599
42. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1521
1500
1503
1564
43. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1545
1506
1509
1546
44. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1579
1548
1582
1503
45. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1565
1589
1547
1520
46. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1514
1533
1559
1545
47. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1579
1558
1537
1591
48. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1522
1503
1592
1515
49. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1538
1582
1565
1539
50. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1513
1558
1520
1551