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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






4. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






5. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






6. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






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9. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






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






11. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






12. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






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






14. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






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






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






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19. Portuguese navigator Pedro






20. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






22. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






23. 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.






24. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






25. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






26. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






27. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






28. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






29. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






30. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






31. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






32. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






33. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






34. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






35. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






37. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






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






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






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






41. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






42. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






43. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






44. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






45. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






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






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48. 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.






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






50. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.