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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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






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






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






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5. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






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






7. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






8. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






10. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






11. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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14. Spain repulses the English Armada.






15. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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17. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






18. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






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20. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






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






22. 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






23. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






24. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






25. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






26. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






27. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






28. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






29. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






30. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






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






32. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






33. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






34. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






37. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






38. The French defeat an Imperial






39. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






41. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






42. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






43. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






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






45. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






46. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






47. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






49. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






50. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.