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16th Century Timeline

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1. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






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






4. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






5. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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7. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






8. 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






9. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






11. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






12. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






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






14. 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






15. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






16. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






17. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






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






19. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






20. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






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






22. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






23. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.






24. 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.






25. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






26. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






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






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






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






30. First reported African slaves in The New World






31. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






33. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






34. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






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






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






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






38. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






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






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






41. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






42. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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44. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






46. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






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






48. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






49. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






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