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16th Century Timeline
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1. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1509
1506
1565
1527
2. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1547
1541
1563
1543
3. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1506
1509
1571
1579
4. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1571
1534
1511
1503
5. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1503
1569
1541
1564
6. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1512
1565
1517
1531
7. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1574
1532
1592
1536
8. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1566
1582
1598
1544
9. Francis Drake circles the world.
1577
1503
1571
1536
10. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1598
1565
1576
11. 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.
1589
1592
1542
1519
12. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1562
1536
1527
1591
13. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1547
1532
1562
1592
14. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1519
1584
1516
1512
15. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1518
1526
1547
16. 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.
1521
1527
1571
1580
17. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1574
1520
1534
1560
18. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1503
1598
1573
1537
19. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1577
1564
1500
20. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1565
1588
1500
1539
21. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1598
1523
1592
1513
22. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1571
1521
1504
1527
23. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1536
1529
1555
1599
24. 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
1568
1551
1584
1547
25. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1599
1511
1582
1579
26. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1500
1571
1538
1512
27. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1598
1547
1568
1521
28. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1513
1553
1541
1547
29. Miguel L
1565
1584
1506
1574
30. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1553
1562
1554
1506
31. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1558
1513
1557
32. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1524
1534
1547
1556
33. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1531
1580
1579
1513
34. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1529
1579
1599
1565
35. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1533
1502
1546
1513
36. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1512
1524
1588
1541
37. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1531
1585
1564
1543
38. 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.
1556
1591
1551
1542
39. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1598
1534
1569
1560
40. Vasco N
1543
1513
1501
1549
41. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1550
1579
1550
1576
42. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1579
1564
1537
1565
43. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1558
1539
1516
44. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1526
1503
1564
1598
45. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1513
1514
1600
1564
46. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1536
1503
1548
1558
47. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1541
1566
1502
1556
48. Birth of Ren
1554
1596
1598
1503
49. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1565
1519
1600
1506
50. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1556
1543
1532
1553
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