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16th Century Timeline

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1. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






2. Francis Drake circles the world.






3. The Polish






4. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






5. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






6. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






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






8. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






9. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






11. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






12. Miguel L






13. Affair of the Placards






14. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






15. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






16. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






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






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






19. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






20. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






21. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






22. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






23. The French defeat an Imperial






24. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






25. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






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






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






28. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






29. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






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






31. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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






33. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






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






35. Portuguese navigator Pedro






36. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






37. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






39. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






40. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






43. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






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






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






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






48. Rising of the North in England.






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






50. Gonzalo Jim