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16th Century Timeline

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






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






4. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






5. 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.






6. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






7. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






8. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






9. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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11. 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.






12. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






13. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






14. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






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






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






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






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






20. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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






22. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






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






25. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






26. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






28. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






29. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






31. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






32. Portuguese missionaries Jos






33. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






34. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






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






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






37. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






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






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






40. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






41. Rising of the North in England.






42. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






43. The Polish






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






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






46. Affair of the Placards






47. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






48. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






49. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






50. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan