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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1543
1503
1533
1514
2. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1564
1527
1532
1500
3. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1546
1547
1565
1571
4. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1582
1550
1503
1547
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.
1579
1582
1553
1572
6. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1565
1553
1536
1518
7. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1561
1503
1522
1541
8. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1519
1531
1572
1506
9. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1596
1500
1520
10. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1565
1557
1562
1546
11. First reported African slaves in The New World
1558
1502
1545
1538
12. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1502
1554
1503
1506
13. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1521
1547
1535
1571
14. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1600
1572
1565
1585
15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1570
1536
1548
1556
16. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1506
1504
1567
1571
17. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1572
1565
1500
1519
18. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1506
1562
1568
1556
19. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1526
1503
1565
1556
20. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1521
1524
1542
1576
21. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1533
1579
1541
1517
22. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1585
1514
1579
1513
23. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1500
1517
1557
1546
24. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1558
1579
1524
1513
25. The M
1535
1526
1560
1513
26. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1565
1548
1565
27. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1503
1556
1527
1589
28. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1546
1512
1561
1502
29. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1535
1556
1518
30. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1560
1573
1506
1551
31. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1513
1547
1509
32. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1513
1558
1578
1567
33. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1517
1537
1519
1591
34. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1557
1572
1509
1572
35. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1580
1547
1560
36. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1533
1512
1565
37. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1550
1587
1577
1524
38. Gonzalo Jim
1538
1529
1536
1533
39. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1578
1512
1556
1567
40. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1536
1512
1560
1565
41. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1598
1543
1600
1517
42. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1575
1537
1579
1558
43. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1561
1582
1585
1541
44. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1525
1541
1514
1537
45. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1521
1596
1519
1585
46. Affair of the Placards
1534
1571
1524
1592
47. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1599
1500
1534
1505
48. Spanish
1538
1532
1565
1507
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.
1570
1524
1565
1527
50. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1531
1521
1522
1512