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16th Century Timeline
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1. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1564
1572
1542
1501
2. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1582
1527
1542
1533
3. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1571
1571
1572
1503
4. 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.
1572
1548
1558
1591
5. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1503
1543
1500
1574
6. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1529
1521
1506
7. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1536
1572
1533
1551
8. Rising of the North in England.
1600
1523
1502
1569
9. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1503
1525
1571
1579
10. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1513
1589
1525
1520
11. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.
1558
1524
1514
1572
12. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1574
1545
1591
1529
13. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1598
1556
1582
1576
14. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1512
1533
1557
1529
15. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1571
1527
1500
1514
16. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1569
1505
1556
1521
17. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1548
1531
1518
1555
18. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1565
1538
1526
1556
19. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1575
1514
1541
1598
20. 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.
1562
1596
1542
1600
21. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1574
1513
1572
1569
22. Francis Drake circles the world.
1577
1576
1511
1561
23. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1512
1576
1548
1550
24. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1513
1534
1600
1562
25. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1576
1562
1514
1550
26. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1592
1503
1553
1556
27. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1592
1556
1572
1557
28. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1547
1521
1565
1600
29. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1541
1565
1521
1578
30. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1593
1509
1582
1506
31. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1579
1524
1533
1599
32. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1556
1579
1521
1571
33. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1582
1533
1518
1580
34. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1572
1560
1503
1511
35. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1521
1520
1560
1569
36. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1509
1557
1550
1598
37. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1503
1531
1580
38. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1549
1593
1579
1565
39. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1548
1565
1518
1564
40. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1524
1536
1519
1536
41. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1550
1570
1556
1565
42. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1534
1556
1519
1557
43. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1572
1541
1565
44. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1551
1507
1556
1520
45. Est
1572
1565
1513
1533
46. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1536
1546
1560
1556
47. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1526
1562
1537
1509
48. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1587
1541
1578
1547
49. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1517
1509
1593
1547
50. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1560
1570
1501
1524