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16th Century Timeline
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1. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1580
1556
1570
1552
2. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1591
1520
1533
1556
3. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1593
1598
1573
1591
4. 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
1584
1555
1521
1512
5. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1520
1560
1529
1591
6. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1566
1529
1560
1523
7. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1568
1521
1503
1518
8. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1561
1574
1534
1582
9. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1550
1598
1553
10. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1534
1533
1576
1503
11. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1536
1568
1503
1529
12. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1513
1519
1582
1537
13. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1599
1578
1588
1543
14. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1553
1554
1533
1507
15. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1580
1592
1556
1513
16. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1549
1592
1520
1503
17. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1531
1513
1519
1534
18. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1571
1500
1513
1600
19. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1567
1588
1501
1555
20. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1560
1538
1551
1541
21. The Polish
1565
1556
1569
1503
22. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1592
1585
1600
1514
23. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1553
1506
1533
1561
24. First reported African slaves in The New World
1531
1598
1525
1502
25. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1541
1539
1515
1560
26. 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.
1522
1562
1542
1559
27. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1536
1600
1519
1534
28. Est
1565
1556
1575
1519
29. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1519
1531
1582
1512
30. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1570
1551
1509
1556
31. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1561
1571
1561
32. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1513
1559
1512
1551
33. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1569
1565
1551
1593
34. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1556
1501
1571
1570
35. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1533
1555
1527
1506
36. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1585
1537
1571
1512
37. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1547
1598
1524
1500
38. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1573
1548
1547
1571
39. The Polish
1569
1509
1527
1521
40. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1588
1513
1593
1534
41. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1569
1564
1541
1576
42. Gonzalo Jim
1515
1541
1538
1592
43. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1579
1522
1519
44. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1519
1576
1538
45. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1543
1501
1519
1500
46. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1596
1553
1576
1534
47. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1559
1503
1585
48. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1558
1573
1535
1571
49. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1539
1503
1582
1568
50. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1572
1575
1547
1519