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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1582
1563
1565
1544
2. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1558
1531
1500
1547
3. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1513
1593
1575
1566
4. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1584
1521
1526
1522
5. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1572
1591
1515
1580
6. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1571
1582
1544
1566
7. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1506
1536
1524
1560
8. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1537
1574
1555
1562
9. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1568
1582
1501
1566
10. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1578
1556
1568
1572
11. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1557
1513
1513
12. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1541
1558
1506
1503
13. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1513
1564
1563
1582
14. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1532
1598
1550
1527
15. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1578
1565
1553
1572
16. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1546
1571
1544
1577
17. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1564
1593
1569
1591
18. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1574
1506
1534
1500
19. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1580
1529
1587
1512
20. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1574
1536
1536
1513
21. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1568
1506
1551
1504
22. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1523
1561
1564
1572
23. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.
1554
1548
1537
1561
24. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1558
1561
1543
1561
25. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1515
1503
1521
1556
26. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1527
1522
1567
1526
27. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1598
1582
1515
1578
28. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1542
1574
1529
1525
29. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1503
1579
1600
1564
30. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1552
1556
1557
1526
31. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1500
1531
1565
1556
32. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1519
1537
1560
33. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1566
1503
1578
34. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1556
1568
1598
1503
35. Rising of the North in England.
1567
1574
1548
1569
36. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1578
1521
1531
1566
37. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1572
1565
1578
1536
38. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1584
1556
1541
39. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1519
1517
1600
1568
40. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1526
1513
1521
1511
41. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1503
1513
1574
1572
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.
1542
1561
1564
1551
43. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1552
1556
1518
1558
44. 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
1504
1556
1571
1518
45. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1562
1543
1565
1571
46. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1600
1565
1578
1582
47. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1553
1557
1547
1519
48. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1500
1523
1557
49. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1520
1572
1538
1558
50. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1576
1519
1569
1572