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16th Century Timeline
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1. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1558
1541
1564
1500
2. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1558
1502
1513
1520
3. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1600
1575
1519
1531
4. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1557
1576
1509
1543
5. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1544
1547
1598
1504
6. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1537
1565
1500
1527
7. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1503
1556
1572
1568
8. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th
1556
1577
1563
1584
9. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1578
1553
1513
1500
10. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1576
1521
1501
1545
11. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1511
1545
1568
1547
12. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1502
1515
1507
1505
13. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1553
1591
1506
1523
14. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1569
1523
1546
15. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1526
1501
1565
1557
16. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1550
1513
1567
1558
17. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1536
1500
1600
1515
18. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1556
1579
1584
1550
19. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1579
1591
1556
1571
20. 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.
1565
1519
1580
1557
21. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1547
1506
1533
1572
22. The M
1507
1503
1517
1535
23. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1506
1522
1519
1565
24. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1547
1572
1521
1529
25. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1547
1569
1551
1533
26. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1536
1558
1556
1515
27. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1571
1536
1541
1534
28. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See
1588
1600
1526
1556
29. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1560
1560
1520
1533
30. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1512
1576
1599
1513
31. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1532
1569
1598
1514
32. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1561
1562
1541
1557
33. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1519
1553
1512
1515
34. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1512
1536
1548
1506
35. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1559
1546
1517
1513
36. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1554
1504
1563
1562
37. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1562
1557
1579
1551
38. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1588
1598
1507
39. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1509
1547
1519
1518
40. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1548
1575
1556
1514
41. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1552
1506
1500
1541
42. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1534
1555
1536
1514
43. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1521
1565
1513
1503
44. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1527
1577
1572
1513
45. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1575
1562
1556
1536
46. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1524
1513
1509
1529
47. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1569
1558
1519
1509
48. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1600
1598
1599
1512
49. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1543
1505
1548
50. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1582
1503
1509
1519