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16th Century Timeline

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1. First reported African slaves in The New World






2. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






4. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






6. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






7. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






8. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






9. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






10. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






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






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






15. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






16. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






17. Affair of the Placards






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19. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






20. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






21. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






22. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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






24. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






25. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






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






27. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






28. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






29. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






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






32. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






34. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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36. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






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






39. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






40. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






41. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






42. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






43. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






44. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






45. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






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






47. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






48. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






49. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






50. Francis Drake circles the world.