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16th Century Timeline
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1. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1521
1572
1519
1562
2. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1513
1520
1521
1541
3. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1545
1524
1547
1562
4. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1557
1507
1535
1591
5. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1567
1555
1565
1550
6. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1514
1537
1551
1557
7. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1591
1534
1543
8. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1537
1544
1555
1519
9. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1582
1575
1527
1513
10. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.
1515
1599
1548
1526
11. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1557
1529
1557
12. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1587
1557
1537
1542
13. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1564
1565
1571
1585
14. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1571
1556
1500
1598
15. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1501
1541
1541
16. The French defeat an Imperial
1565
1568
1556
1544
17. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1571
1501
1560
1503
18. Est
1562
1555
1542
1565
19. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1531
1533
1591
1574
20. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1556
1576
1566
1550
21. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1582
1558
1571
1561
22. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1517
1503
1571
1556
23. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1560
1547
1563
1573
24. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1569
1536
1545
1544
25. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1521
1560
1574
1550
26. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1547
1526
1534
1582
27. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1506
1541
1572
1547
28. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1519
1536
1596
1565
29. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1532
1548
1591
1559
30. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1593
1569
1568
1519
31. 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.
1501
1580
1534
1553
32. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1592
1582
1564
1566
33. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1572
1512
1520
1513
34. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1543
1592
1526
35. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1537
1505
1569
36. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1500
1526
1522
1577
37. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1578
1538
1551
1572
38. Spanish
1600
1538
1501
1549
39. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1557
1598
1565
1527
40. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1500
1515
1519
1506
41. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1547
1600
1525
1572
42. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1519
1551
1536
1503
43. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1571
1543
1564
1556
44. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1524
1544
1503
45. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1572
1553
1557
46. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1582
1582
1596
1567
47. First reported African slaves in The New World
1513
1512
1502
1556
48. The Polish
1561
1564
1536
1569
49. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1536
1506
1575
1546
50. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1562
1572
1536
1519