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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.
1524
1558
1571
1556
2. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1548
1507
1560
3. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1541
1567
1561
1533
4. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1567
1501
1536
1562
5. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1542
1505
1598
1521
6. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1549
1558
1574
1553
7. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1558
1543
1542
1565
8. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1551
1509
1519
1570
9. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1500
1562
1587
1544
10. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1511
1504
1565
1529
11. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1521
1553
1557
1512
12. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1573
1599
1554
1582
13. The Polish
1599
1527
1569
1598
14. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1556
1536
1529
1541
15. Est
1571
1502
1565
1556
16. Gonzalo Jim
1538
1571
1567
1575
17. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1582
1512
1556
1547
18. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1550
1525
1543
1574
19. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1600
1546
1550
1591
20. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1552
1521
1572
1533
21. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1598
1565
1532
1545
22. 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.
1565
1532
1521
1524
23. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1574
1541
1505
1519
24. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1562
1556
1591
1560
25. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1545
1534
1571
1500
26. 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.
1503
1558
1558
1520
27. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1593
1558
1591
1585
28. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1500
1556
1571
1513
29. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1509
1578
1560
1521
30. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1500
1503
1562
1572
31. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1578
1556
1565
1512
32. The M
1535
1584
1521
1541
33. Vasco N
1513
1521
1559
1541
34. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1546
1520
1591
35. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1559
1569
1574
1509
36. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1577
1500
1582
1547
37. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1541
1596
1547
1598
38. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1556
1507
1548
1574
39. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1509
1529
1546
1562
40. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1503
1538
1565
1567
41. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1571
1513
1534
1534
42. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1572
1589
1512
1558
43. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1561
1567
1503
1509
44. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1574
1562
1503
1526
45. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1507
1519
1521
1549
46. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1514
1545
1558
1564
47. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1529
1533
1536
1531
48. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1561
1537
1513
1560
49. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1561
1598
1556
1529
50. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1519
1571
1550
1511
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