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16th Century Timeline

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1. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






2. Birth of Ren






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






4. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






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






6. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






7. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






9. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






10. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






12. 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.






13. Gonzalo Jim






14. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






16. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






18. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






20. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






21. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






26. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






27. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






29. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






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






32. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






33. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






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






35. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






37. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






38. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






39. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






40. The M






41. Portuguese missionaries Jos






42. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






43. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






44. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






45. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






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






47. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






48. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






49. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






50. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.