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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1541
1543
1562
1545
2. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1549
1527
1542
1531
3. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1571
1575
1565
1543
4. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1575
1512
1569
1598
5. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1537
1545
1565
1531
6. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1527
1536
1529
1521
7. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1500
1503
1599
1562
8. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1527
1576
1567
1513
9. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1546
1600
1501
1560
10. Est
1537
1556
1565
1553
11. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1513
1551
1531
1520
12. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1529
1555
1519
13. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1556
1513
1598
1525
14. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See
1556
1509
1503
1541
15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1512
1565
1592
1504
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.
1580
1592
1505
1506
17. Hern
1519
1533
1503
1569
18. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1549
1555
1571
1579
19. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1502
1565
1519
1564
20. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1553
1527
1553
1500
21. 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.
1553
1545
1572
1519
22. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1513
1560
1548
23. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1538
1537
1579
1517
24. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1538
1550
1556
1533
25. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1546
1576
1579
1598
26. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1536
1562
1503
1571
27. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1551
1565
1529
1558
28. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1541
1600
1551
1587
29. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1509
1507
1570
30. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1526
1550
1575
1513
31. Affair of the Placards
1572
1534
1560
1531
32. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1588
1514
1600
1554
33. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1521
1544
1536
1558
34. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1542
1556
1500
1500
35. Vasco N
1544
1513
1571
1565
36. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1591
1547
1509
1549
37. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1577
1536
1526
1565
38. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1506
1571
1578
1598
39. Miguel L
1520
1564
1552
1565
40. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1513
1542
1562
1501
41. First reported African slaves in The New World
1572
1502
1506
1529
42. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1556
1571
1582
1584
43. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1547
1543
1565
1600
44. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1565
1560
1525
1549
45. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1564
1513
1598
1546
46. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1547
1521
1545
1571
47. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1571
1538
1553
1501
48. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1571
1521
1506
1589
49. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1571
1584
1569
1565
50. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1576
1557
1596
1565