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16th Century Timeline
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1. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1536
1556
1501
1536
2. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1556
1588
1561
3. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1556
1503
1526
1547
4. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1541
1506
1519
1524
5. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1541
1506
1565
1525
6. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1506
1517
1556
1584
7. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1557
1520
1518
1580
8. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1504
1534
1547
1518
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.
1572
1556
1526
1506
10. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1524
1566
1556
1572
11. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1542
1506
1517
1521
12. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1548
1519
1564
1539
13. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1519
1571
1551
1539
14. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1532
1572
1521
1517
15. The Polish
1523
1524
1518
1569
16. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1567
1565
1506
1558
17. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1556
1556
1514
1582
18. 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
1558
1500
1572
1556
19. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1600
1600
1500
1593
20. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1519
1506
1557
1529
21. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1592
1571
1562
1572
22. 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.
1538
1520
1521
1584
23. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1571
1550
1591
1526
24. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1531
1513
1561
1541
25. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1541
1506
1575
1556
26. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1532
1568
1576
1562
27. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1587
1572
1519
28. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1533
1572
1537
1598
29. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1536
1529
1519
1552
30. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1572
1556
1572
31. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1559
1525
1511
1553
32. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1526
1573
1500
1560
33. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1571
1564
1556
1547
34. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.
1517
1560
1519
1541
35. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1504
1533
1541
1525
36. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1556
1513
1553
1571
37. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1591
1558
1600
1537
38. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1574
1598
1513
1532
39. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1546
1513
1506
1591
40. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1550
1533
1545
1566
41. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1579
1563
1536
1598
42. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1524
1556
1577
1562
43. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1544
1551
1500
44. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1548
1591
1556
1533
45. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1525
1600
1556
1565
46. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1555
1582
1562
1568
47. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1552
1520
1558
1571
48. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1545
1574
1557
1500
49. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1564
1533
1546
1560
50. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1569
1571
1598
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