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16th Century Timeline

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1. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






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






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






5. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






6. 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.






7. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






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






9. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






11. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






13. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






14. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






15. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






17. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






18. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






19. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






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






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






22. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






23. Spain repulses the English Armada.






24. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






25. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






26. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






27. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






28. Affair of the Placards






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






30. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






31. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






32. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






33. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






36. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






37. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






38. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






39. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






40. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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42. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






43. The French defeat an Imperial






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






45. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






46. 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.






47. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






48. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






50. First reported African slaves in The New World