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16th Century Timeline
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1. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1557
1572
1565
2. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1560
1585
1553
1563
3. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1582
1558
1525
1565
4. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1506
1582
1572
1545
5. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1539
1572
1500
1521
6. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1569
1523
1573
1513
7. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1516
1560
1598
1576
8. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1500
1527
1500
1582
9. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1565
1547
1565
1592
10. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1556
1500
1503
1592
11. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1572
1502
1513
1512
12. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1566
1536
1588
1598
13. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1571
1506
1587
1521
14. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1578
1562
1572
15. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.
1539
1543
1544
1547
16. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1522
1527
1545
1516
17. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1574
1547
1520
1568
18. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1520
1529
1563
1571
19. 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.
1582
1519
1537
1542
20. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1541
1511
1557
1533
21. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1524
1500
1550
1548
22. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1549
1556
1564
1537
23. First reported African slaves in The New World
1533
1524
1502
1527
24. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1521
1565
1582
25. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1556
1519
1529
1503
26. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1557
1556
1513
1552
27. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1574
1503
1598
1520
28. Birth of Ren
1596
1593
1556
1556
29. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1538
1517
1554
1599
30. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1547
1534
1543
1541
31. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1541
1513
1522
1598
32. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1513
1547
1500
1529
33. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1565
1534
1582
1541
34. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1532
1568
1501
1513
35. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1523
1521
1547
1509
36. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1506
1573
1571
37. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1556
1526
1562
1506
38. The M
1535
1560
1553
1519
39. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1585
1519
1541
1536
40. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1536
1571
1538
1587
41. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1556
1567
1599
1509
42. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1577
1565
1576
1558
43. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1526
1557
1579
1541
44. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1539
1573
1598
1526
45. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1572
1561
1536
1589
46. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1555
1591
1537
1536
47. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1551
1517
1571
1556
48. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1558
1556
1557
1513
49. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1564
1520
1514
1589
50. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1564
1511
1550
1503
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