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16th Century Timeline
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1. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1512
1513
1571
1501
2. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1575
1596
1527
1557
3. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1560
1513
1541
1514
4. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1584
1576
1589
1541
5. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1518
1536
1514
1562
6. 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.
1572
1556
1506
1548
7. Hern
1578
1591
1517
1519
8. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1535
1548
1572
1543
9. 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.
1520
1574
1580
1529
10. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1591
1521
1555
1541
11. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1513
1578
1572
1531
12. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1575
1513
1513
1526
13. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1506
1576
1517
1513
14. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1536
1553
1554
1557
15. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1599
1567
1506
1571
16. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1532
1571
1536
1573
17. Est
1582
1568
1513
1565
18. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1589
1577
1598
19. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1579
1561
1541
1572
20. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1572
1547
1518
1517
21. 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.
1580
1514
1561
1565
22. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1504
1556
1541
1548
23. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1501
1507
1526
1513
24. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1531
1580
1559
1531
25. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1564
1531
1525
1571
26. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1511
1565
1570
1571
27. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1506
1598
1529
1537
28. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1503
1536
1524
1545
29. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1588
1561
1539
1531
30. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1587
1565
1576
1574
31. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1572
1576
1513
1519
32. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1554
1580
1513
1599
33. 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.
1541
1520
1541
1567
34. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1596
1554
1536
1503
35. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1591
1536
1562
1565
36. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1556
1524
1539
1566
37. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1519
1511
1513
1563
38. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1556
1547
1572
1558
39. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1500
1592
1512
1514
40. Hern
1536
1519
1555
1517
41. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1506
1568
1506
1582
42. 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.
1506
1519
1521
1585
43. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1500
1501
1522
1506
44. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1567
1531
1556
1512
45. 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.
1579
1544
1500
1513
46. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1568
1500
1514
1531
47. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1572
1541
1592
1576
48. 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.
1580
1584
1507
1509
49. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1512
1536
1573
1589
50. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1556
1576
1588
1529