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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






2. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






3. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






4. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






5. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






6. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






7. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






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






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






10. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






11. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






14. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






15. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






16. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






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






19. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






20. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






28. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






29. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






31. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






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






34. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






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






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






37. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






38. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






39. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






40. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






41. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






42. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






43. 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.






44. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






45. Hern






46. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






47. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






48. 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.






49. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






50. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.