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16th Century Timeline

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1. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






2. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






3. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






4. 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.






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7. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






9. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






10. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






11. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






12. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






13. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






14. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






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






16. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






18. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






19. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






20. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






21. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






22. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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






24. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






25. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






26. 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.






27. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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29. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






30. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






31. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






32. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






33. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






34. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






37. Rising of the North in England.






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39. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






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






41. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






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






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






46. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






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






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






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