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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






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






13. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






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






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






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18. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






19. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






20. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






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






22. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






24. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






25. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






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






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28. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






29. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






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






32. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






33. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






34. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






43. 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.






44. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






45. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






46. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






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






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






49. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






50. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.