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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






2. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






3. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






4. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






5. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.






6. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






7. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






8. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






9. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






10. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






11. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






13. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






16. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






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






18. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






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






20. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






21. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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






23. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






25. The M






26. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






27. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






28. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Portuguese missionaries Jos






36. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






37. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






38. Gonzalo Jim






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






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






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






42. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






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






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






46. Affair of the Placards






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






48. Spanish






49. 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.






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