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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






3. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






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






5. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






6. 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.






7. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






8. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






9. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






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






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






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






14. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






16. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






17. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






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






19. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






20. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






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






23. Affair of the Placards






24. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






25. 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.






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






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28. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






29. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






30. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






31. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






33. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






35. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






36. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






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






43. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






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






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






46. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






47. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






49. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






50. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.