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16th Century Timeline

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1. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






2. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






3. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






4. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






5. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






6. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






7. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






8. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






10. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






11. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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13. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






14. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






15. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






16. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






17. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






19. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






20. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






21. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






22. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






23. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






24. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






25. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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






27. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






28. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






29. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






30. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






31. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






32. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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






34. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






35. Francis Drake circles the world.






36. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






37. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






38. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






39. Vasco N






40. Portuguese navigator Pedro






41. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






42. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






43. Miguel L






44. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






45. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






46. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






47. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






48. Birth of Ren






49. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






50. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.