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16th Century Timeline
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1. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1574
1513
1503
1534
2. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1525
1521
1524
1577
3. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1556
1558
1513
4. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1500
1551
1519
1558
5. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1514
1582
1555
1600
6. Miguel L
1565
1600
1588
1512
7. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1513
1578
1574
1556
8. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1509
1503
1538
1550
9. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1561
1556
1564
1558
10. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1555
1584
1519
1558
11. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1547
1546
1592
1541
12. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1562
1515
1546
1548
13. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1572
1505
1515
1531
14. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1531
1513
1536
15. Hern
1541
1519
1554
1544
16. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1582
1556
1551
1514
17. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1564
1582
1520
1571
18. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1548
1596
1533
19. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1545
1514
1513
1536
20. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1582
1545
1551
1500
21. 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
1600
1584
1547
1556
22. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1538
1565
1557
1574
23. 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.
1562
1553
1577
1580
24. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1547
1571
1556
1522
25. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1546
1502
1521
1545
26. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1592
1537
1506
1571
27. Vasco N
1561
1518
1513
1523
28. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1536
1520
1541
1522
29. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1551
1532
1580
1519
30. 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.
1556
1548
1514
1544
31. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1513
1555
1551
1559
32. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1538
1560
1539
1504
33. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1535
1519
1562
1517
34. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See
1556
1536
1505
1543
35. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1538
1514
1582
36. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1501
1517
1556
1547
37. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1519
1569
1545
1572
38. The M
1519
1535
1521
1558
39. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1549
1553
1531
1552
40. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1500
1570
1593
1546
41. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1543
1525
1556
1534
42. 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
1564
1584
1507
1521
43. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1568
1526
1538
1547
44. The Polish
1569
1553
1500
1503
45. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1511
1598
1521
1551
46. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1556
1519
1536
1532
47. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1551
1521
1506
1512
48. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1524
1545
1550
1531
49. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1519
1526
1560
1565
50. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1561
1572
1536
1562
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