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16th Century Timeline
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1. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1521
1560
1519
1500
2. Affair of the Placards
1547
1560
1507
1534
3. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1531
1553
1503
1565
4. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1562
1541
1514
1527
5. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1565
1547
1587
1516
6. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1520
1541
1558
1560
7. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1553
1519
1502
1514
8. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1541
1519
1533
1589
9. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1572
1506
1500
1544
10. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.
1544
1542
1548
1589
11. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1556
1559
1546
1562
12. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1536
1500
1599
1505
13. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1560
1572
1568
1592
14. 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.
1507
1501
1572
1560
15. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1572
1579
1571
1553
16. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1519
1561
1588
1524
17. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1565
1501
1550
1545
18. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1559
1555
1519
1503
19. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1571
1551
1579
1524
20. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1564
1500
1511
1524
21. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1545
1579
1567
1558
22. Gonzalo Jim
1538
1547
1558
1519
23. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1565
1598
1503
1563
24. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1544
1574
1541
25. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1557
1549
1559
1513
26. Hern
1565
1548
1562
1519
27. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1582
1537
1556
1557
28. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1506
1600
1554
1571
29. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1552
1526
1536
1512
30. 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.
1556
1569
1519
1571
31. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1592
1553
1593
1556
32. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1564
1513
1591
1536
33. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1523
1560
1520
1501
34. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1520
1506
1526
1582
35. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1556
1520
1568
1569
36. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1519
1561
1571
1556
37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1520
1536
1517
38. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1577
1598
1513
1571
39. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1519
1534
1512
1572
40. Birth of Ren
1541
1587
1519
1596
41. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1502
1552
1522
1521
42. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1509
1582
1544
1584
43. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1557
1558
1593
1533
44. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1550
1557
1538
1541
45. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1505
1541
1500
1521
46. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1556
1551
1529
47. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1572
1525
1505
1543
48. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1556
1565
1534
1547
49. 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
1543
1584
1559
1526
50. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.
1580
1571
1541
1571