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16th Century Timeline

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2. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






4. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






5. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






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






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






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11. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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13. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






14. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






19. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






20. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






21. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






23. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






24. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






25. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






26. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






28. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






29. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






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






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33. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






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






37. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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39. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






40. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






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






42. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






44. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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