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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Polish






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






3. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






4. Affair of the Placards






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






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






7. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






8. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






9. Francis Drake circles the world.






10. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






11. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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






13. Rising of the North in England.






14. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






16. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






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






18. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






19. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






20. Rising of the North in England.






21. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






22. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






23. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






24. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






25. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






26. Vasco N






27. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






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






29. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






30. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






31. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






32. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






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






34. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






35. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






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






37. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






38. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






39. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






40. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






41. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






42. The Polish






43. Affair of the Placards






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






45. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






46. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






47. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






48. Portuguese navigator Pedro






49. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






50. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.