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16th Century Timeline

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1. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






2. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






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






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5. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






6. Rising of the North in England.






7. 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.






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9. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






10. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






13. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






14. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






15. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






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






17. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






18. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






19. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






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






21. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






22. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






23. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






24. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






25. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






28. Affair of the Placards






29. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






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






31. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






32. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






33. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






34. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






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






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






37. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






39. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






40. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






41. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






43. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






44. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






45. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






46. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






47. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






49. 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.






50. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.