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16th Century Timeline

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1. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






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






3. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






4. Birth of Ren






5. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






7. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






8. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






9. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






10. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






11. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






12. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






13. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






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15. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






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17. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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






19. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






20. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






21. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






22. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






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






25. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






26. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






27. 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






28. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






29. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






30. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






31. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






32. Portuguese missionaries Jos






33. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






34. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






35. Affair of the Placards






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






37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






38. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






39. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






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42. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






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






44. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






45. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






46. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






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






48. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






49. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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