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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






3. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






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






5. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






6. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






7. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






9. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






10. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






12. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






13. 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.






14. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






15. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






17. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






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






20. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






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






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24. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






25. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






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27. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






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






30. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






31. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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33. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






34. Francis Drake circles the world.






35. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






36. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






38. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






39. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






40. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






41. First reported African slaves in The New World






42. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






43. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






44. First reported African slaves in The New World






45. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






46. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






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






49. Affair of the Placards






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