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16th Century Timeline
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1. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1580
1557
1558
1506
2. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1560
1517
1513
1591
3. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1500
1591
1571
1562
4. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1565
1515
1547
1554
5. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1513
1507
1560
6. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1520
1503
1558
1555
7. Francis Drake circles the world.
1562
1519
1577
1500
8. 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.
1567
1545
1519
1527
9. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1515
1534
1587
1500
10. First reported African slaves in The New World
1502
1548
1547
1550
11. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1529
1578
1568
1572
12. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1599
1592
1503
1529
13. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1536
1588
1501
1551
14. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1551
1545
1536
1574
15. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1596
1503
1539
16. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1557
1566
1511
1500
17. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1503
1556
1576
1536
18. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1572
1515
1545
1556
19. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1565
1536
1576
1509
20. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1536
1570
1587
1600
21. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1520
1538
1589
1513
22. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1560
1531
1529
1533
23. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1554
1598
1561
1531
24. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1567
1562
1556
1571
25. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1501
1549
1535
1503
26. 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
1524
1513
1584
1589
27. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1506
1520
1551
1582
28. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1541
1547
1582
1556
29. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1565
1541
1526
1506
30. 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.
1533
1520
1532
1580
31. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1561
1556
1543
1536
32. The M
1535
1513
1598
1522
33. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1505
1585
1555
1519
34. 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
1556
1521
1561
1559
35. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1500
1573
1534
1556
36. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1536
1578
1537
1509
37. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1559
1548
1556
38. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1558
1536
1532
1571
39. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1503
1524
1541
1529
40. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1582
1500
1538
1572
41. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1572
1522
1598
1573
42. 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.
1598
1541
1542
1577
43. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1506
1529
1521
1548
44. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1563
1503
1501
1526
45. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1531
1571
1582
1521
46. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1519
1500
1558
1538
47. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1574
1563
1579
1575
48. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1579
1517
1515
49. Gonzalo Jim
1547
1538
1574
1557
50. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1523
1534
1529
1574