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16th Century Timeline
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1. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1560
1525
1557
1598
2. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1548
1592
1556
1568
3. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1521
1509
1506
1579
4. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1552
1572
1545
1562
5. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1571
1513
1516
1561
6. The Polish
1529
1521
1569
1520
7. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1566
1550
1573
1568
8. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1504
1571
1514
1531
9. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1513
1524
1591
1575
10. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1527
1560
1520
1576
11. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1557
1547
1519
12. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1541
1506
1556
1567
13. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1536
1519
1555
1529
14. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1600
1561
1593
1529
15. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1538
1592
1578
1503
16. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1580
1535
1521
17. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1559
1543
1521
1573
18. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1525
1556
1502
19. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1560
1562
1547
1536
20. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1517
1521
1565
1506
21. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1587
1519
1551
1522
22. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1534
1565
1547
1565
23. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1565
1556
1520
1512
24. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1582
1503
1550
1524
25. Hern
1519
1600
1524
1565
26. Vasco N
1518
1538
1564
1513
27. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1503
1560
1533
1547
28. The M
1550
1535
1556
1533
29. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1514
1571
1600
1536
30. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1585
1506
1544
1599
31. Vasco N
1566
1564
1553
1513
32. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1591
1535
1575
33. Affair of the Placards
1544
1534
1570
1504
34. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1565
1556
1542
1512
35. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1524
1574
1593
1547
36. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1517
1565
1596
37. First reported African slaves in The New World
1573
1576
1599
1502
38. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1511
1500
1574
39. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1552
1570
1576
1565
40. The M
1542
1533
1535
1526
41. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1566
1505
1531
1536
42. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1503
1505
1580
1521
43. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1580
1533
1565
1547
44. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1506
1585
1565
1534
45. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1551
1565
1589
1541
46. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1572
1506
1562
1523
47. 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
1531
1556
1500
1582
48. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1592
1571
1546
1564
49. 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.
1599
1556
1580
1513
50. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1572
1552
1565
1575