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16th Century Timeline
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1. First reported African slaves in The New World
1531
1591
1548
1502
2. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1556
1534
1565
1515
3. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1537
1573
1558
1544
4. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1545
1506
1562
1557
5. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1576
1592
1556
1553
6. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1598
1520
1529
1569
7. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1592
1503
1524
1561
8. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1571
1532
1563
1500
9. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1585
1516
1558
1534
10. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1580
1574
1569
1572
11. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1571
1561
1562
1520
12. Vasco N
1513
1557
1503
1514
13. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1548
1572
1556
1519
14. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1519
1506
1574
15. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1580
1600
1512
1506
16. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1536
1572
1504
1504
17. Affair of the Placards
1534
1598
1547
1526
18. Hern
1568
1567
1519
1565
19. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1521
1543
1564
1545
20. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1582
1538
1592
1552
21. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1560
1541
1571
1556
22. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1503
1556
1522
1509
23. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1506
1501
1572
1558
24. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1574
1592
1564
1571
25. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1534
1542
1506
1582
26. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1519
1517
1556
1560
27. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1565
1516
1500
1556
28. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1582
1592
1500
1519
29. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1547
1562
1582
1513
30. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1571
1591
1500
31. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1557
1567
1550
1506
32. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1512
1562
1557
1577
33. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1544
1518
1503
1506
34. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1582
1500
1544
1550
35. Tom
1536
1551
1549
1555
36. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1582
1556
1537
1501
37. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1536
1592
1546
1560
38. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1589
1571
1513
1584
39. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1519
1565
1517
1533
40. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1580
1558
1519
1552
41. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1551
1518
1513
1547
42. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1514
1519
1506
1592
43. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1513
1572
1548
1550
44. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1503
1570
1541
1568
45. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1591
1553
1531
1565
46. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1566
1556
1513
1591
47. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1506
1513
1596
1566
48. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1519
1556
1568
1527
49. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1513
1567
1500
1548
50. Francis Drake circles the world.
1557
1577
1533
1537