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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






4. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






5. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






6. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






7. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






8. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






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






10. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






12. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






13. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






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






15. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






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






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






18. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






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






20. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.






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






22. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






23. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






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






25. Rising of the North in England.






26. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






27. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






28. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






29. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






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






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






33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






34. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






35. Spain repulses the English Armada.






36. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






38. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






39. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






40. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






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






42. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






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






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






47. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






48. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






49. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






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