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16th Century Timeline

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1. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






3. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






4. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






6. The French defeat an Imperial






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






8. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






9. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






10. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






13. Hern






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






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






16. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






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






19. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






20. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






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






22. Portuguese missionaries Jos






23. First reported African slaves in The New World






24. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






25. 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.






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






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






28. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






29. 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.






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






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






32. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






33. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






34. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






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






36. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






37. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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






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






40. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






46. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






48. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






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






50. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.