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16th Century Timeline
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1. Spanish
1551
1541
1568
1538
2. 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
1543
1519
1592
1584
3. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1511
1503
1555
1554
4. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1573
1557
1592
1565
5. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1566
1545
1500
1589
6. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1537
1564
1513
1513
7. Tom
1549
1537
1591
1513
8. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1598
1524
1559
9. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1560
1591
1556
1539
10. 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
1592
1562
1558
11. Birth of Ren
1596
1557
1513
1549
12. 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.
1580
1541
1506
1513
13. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1572
1505
1551
1527
14. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1500
1555
1558
1561
15. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1521
1565
1512
16. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1565
1506
1531
17. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1513
1560
1571
18. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1556
1537
1505
1539
19. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1555
1575
1536
1505
20. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1578
1560
1527
1578
21. The M
1535
1570
1564
1547
22. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1518
1548
1519
1565
23. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1558
1506
1529
24. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1512
1576
1560
1557
25. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1547
1556
1556
26. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1560
1556
1547
1551
27. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1507
1565
1503
1532
28. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1512
1557
1515
1547
29. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1571
1526
1529
1558
30. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1566
1562
1512
1524
31. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1524
1529
1566
1520
32. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1562
1557
1574
1553
33. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1541
1570
1553
1589
34. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1582
1556
1513
1589
35. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1524
1554
1596
1556
36. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1531
1536
1541
1512
37. The M
1535
1582
1598
1507
38. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1556
1521
1550
1574
39. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1529
1545
1562
1521
40. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1571
1519
1541
1525
41. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1551
1503
1558
42. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1544
1524
1552
1521
43. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1513
1588
1569
1565
44. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1539
1545
1523
1576
45. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1562
1534
1542
1550
46. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1558
1506
1521
1536
47. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1568
1520
1526
1500
48. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1529
1559
1556
1558
49. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1561
1565
1500
1559
50. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1534
1531
1521
1520