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16th Century Timeline

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1. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






2. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






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






4. Affair of the Placards






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






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






7. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






8. Affair of the Placards






9. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






10. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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






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






13. 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.






14. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






15. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






16. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






19. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






21. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






22. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






23. Francis Drake circles the world.






24. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






25. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






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






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






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






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






30. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






31. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






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






33. 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.






34. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






35. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






36. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






38. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






39. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






40. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






41. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.






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






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






44. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






45. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






46. Vasco N






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






48. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






49. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






50. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.