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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






4. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






5. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






6. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






7. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






8. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






9. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






10. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






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






12. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






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






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






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






16. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






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






18. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






20. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






21. 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






22. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






26. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






28. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






29. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






30. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






33. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






34. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






36. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






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






38. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






39. 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.






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






41. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






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






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






44. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






45. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






46. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






48. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






49. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






50. The Polish