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16th Century Timeline
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1. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1543
1503
1526
1558
2. Gonzalo Jim
1554
1564
1538
1547
3. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1598
1571
1560
1516
4. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1558
1506
1568
1568
5. 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.
1525
1529
1524
1559
6. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1529
1547
1513
1506
7. Birth of Ren
1545
1529
1529
1596
8. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1524
1538
1591
1541
9. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1504
1527
1573
1531
10. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1571
1565
1534
1527
11. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1536
1579
1529
1582
12. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1519
1591
1572
13. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1536
1569
1600
1534
14. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1551
1517
1572
1571
15. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1519
1527
1574
1565
16. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1570
1550
1556
1592
17. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1578
1509
1558
1556
18. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1506
1600
1503
1506
19. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1568
1592
1553
1562
20. 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.
1529
1544
1519
1520
21. Birth of Ren
1556
1539
1596
1558
22. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1533
1541
1503
1553
23. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1553
1517
1529
1544
24. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1517
1575
1519
1541
25. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1534
1557
1501
1519
26. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1561
1550
1536
1548
27. Spanish
1538
1500
1515
1503
28. 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.
1560
1582
1572
1507
29. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1565
1506
1536
1548
30. 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.
1529
1519
1542
1519
31. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1571
1521
1517
1518
32. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1504
1503
1517
1582
33. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1511
1503
1578
1514
34. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1557
1543
1556
1527
35. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1547
1572
1504
1550
36. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1515
1550
1500
1591
37. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1506
1547
1507
1505
38. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1571
1589
1556
1536
39. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1558
1579
1500
1565
40. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1500
1531
1513
1563
41. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1562
1591
1585
1560
42. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1552
1547
1502
1516
43. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1572
1579
1571
1517
44. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1502
1561
1500
1592
45. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1537
1598
1563
1527
46. 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
1574
1556
1565
1584
47. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1503
1587
1544
1523
48. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1558
1582
1545
1513
49. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1580
1589
1561
1576
50. 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
1584
1566
1529
1545