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16th Century Timeline

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1. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






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






4. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






5. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






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






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






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






10. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






11. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






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






13. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






14. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






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






16. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






17. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






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






20. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






22. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






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






24. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






25. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






27. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






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






29. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






30. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






31. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






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






33. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






34. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






35. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






36. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






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






38. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






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






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41. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






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






43. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






44. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






45. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






46. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






47. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






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






49. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






50. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.