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16th Century Timeline

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1. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






2. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






3. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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






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






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






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






8. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






9. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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






11. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






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






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






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






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






18. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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






20. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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22. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






23. Birth of Ren






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






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






26. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






27. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






28. 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.






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






30. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






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






32. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






33. Affair of the Placards






34. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






38. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






39. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






40. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






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






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






43. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






44. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






45. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






46. Francis Drake circles the world.






47. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






48. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






49. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






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