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16th Century Timeline
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1. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1517
1506
1563
1513
2. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1560
1566
1549
1558
3. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1553
1526
1506
1522
4. Miguel L
1565
1600
1580
1502
5. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1506
1579
1519
1567
6. Rising of the North in England.
1580
1573
1569
1596
7. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.
1550
1572
1519
1580
8. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1562
1507
1542
1500
9. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1513
1554
1541
1531
10. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1545
1519
1531
11. Tom
1514
1549
1506
1550
12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1533
1556
1567
1571
13. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1596
1536
1514
1599
14. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1533
1551
1544
1580
15. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1560
1532
1503
1568
16. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1552
1521
1573
17. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1500
1542
1526
1598
18. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1546
1529
1514
1547
19. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1572
1529
1506
1564
20. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1513
1558
1556
1529
21. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1517
1516
1569
22. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1504
1571
1572
1556
23. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1521
1506
1513
1592
24. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1550
1503
1519
1534
25. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1553
1557
1535
1521
26. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1503
1555
1519
1556
27. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1556
1516
1566
1509
28. Affair of the Placards
1549
1580
1577
1534
29. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1513
1526
1516
1571
30. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1514
1560
1559
1503
31. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1570
1564
1576
1596
32. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1565
1522
1556
33. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1543
1534
1533
1589
34. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1514
1556
1506
1541
35. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1564
1502
1557
36. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1509
1600
1519
1555
37. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1517
1500
1560
1506
38. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1529
1564
1521
1600
39. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1570
1573
1509
1519
40. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1520
1516
1557
41. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1501
1506
1545
1513
42. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1545
1519
1560
1585
43. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1565
1541
1524
1536
44. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1547
1500
1550
1534
45. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1519
1527
1556
1535
46. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1568
1519
1541
1551
47. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1562
1523
1519
1575
48. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1519
1519
1512
1521
49. 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.
1542
1519
1566
1565
50. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1538
1515
1562
1550