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16th Century Timeline

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1. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






2. 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.






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4. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






10. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






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






12. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






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






15. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






17. 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






18. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






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






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






22. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






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24. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






25. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






26. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






27. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






28. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






29. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






30. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






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






32. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






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






34. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






35. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






37. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






38. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






40. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






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






42. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






45. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






46. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






47. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






48. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






50. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.