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16th Century Timeline

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






2. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






3. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






4. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






5. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






6. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






7. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






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






10. Birth of Ren






11. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






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






14. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






15. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






16. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






18. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






19. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






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






21. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






22. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






24. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






26. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






27. Francis Drake circles the world.






28. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






29. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






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






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






32. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






33. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






34. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






35. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






36. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






37. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






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






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






41. Portuguese navigator Pedro






42. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






44. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






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






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






47. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






48. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






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






50. Galileo Galilei born on February 15