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16th Century Timeline
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1. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1598
1546
1519
1525
2. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1520
1574
1558
1553
3. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1531
1550
1509
1519
4. Birth of Ren
1558
1596
1536
1506
5. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1574
1564
1512
6. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1558
1571
1564
1563
7. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1568
1560
1513
1506
8. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1575
1509
1587
1506
9. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1513
1557
1560
1517
10. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1543
1541
1572
1519
11. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1564
1582
1562
1504
12. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1539
1561
1516
1572
13. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1592
1596
1514
1512
14. Est
1565
1547
1529
1533
15. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1584
1591
1521
1538
16. Est
1556
1565
1524
1575
17. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1598
1560
1519
1501
18. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1509
1536
1558
1519
19. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1568
1547
1564
1543
20. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1565
1503
1556
1506
21. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1539
1563
1557
1589
22. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1556
1545
1531
1548
23. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1573
1557
1546
1569
24. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1503
1526
1560
1573
25. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1555
1505
1536
1548
26. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1514
1523
1533
1534
27. 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
1580
1584
1538
1571
28. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1519
1558
1529
1543
29. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1521
1560
1503
1521
30. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1516
1541
1560
1509
31. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1531
1571
1503
1556
32. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1556
1536
1559
33. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1592
1536
1500
1556
34. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1547
1541
1591
1513
35. Affair of the Placards
1556
1577
1534
1580
36. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1556
1507
1557
1565
37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1560
1535
1545
1568
38. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1524
1562
1587
1564
39. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1532
1521
1553
1569
40. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1521
1572
1529
1543
41. Gonzalo Jim
1547
1503
1538
1513
42. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1534
1521
1548
1523
43. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1520
1513
1556
1514
44. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1524
1565
1521
45. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1524
1575
1533
1526
46. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1565
1503
1501
1572
47. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1580
1521
1548
1512
48. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1521
1571
1509
1500
49. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1503
1559
1529
1553
50. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1585
1571
1565
1562