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16th Century Timeline

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






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3. The Polish






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






5. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






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






7. The M






8. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






9. 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.






10. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






11. 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.






12. 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






13. Vasco N






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






15. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






16. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






17. Gonzalo Jim






18. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






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






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






21. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






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






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






25. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






26. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






27. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






29. Gonzalo Jim






30. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






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






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






34. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






35. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






36. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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






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






39. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






40. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






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






42. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






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






44. 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.






45. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






46. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






47. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






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






49. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






50. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.







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