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16th Century Timeline
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1. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1518
1503
1551
1599
2. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1571
1545
1503
1537
3. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1561
1545
1529
1591
4. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1565
1513
1565
1600
5. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1547
1519
1564
1572
6. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1532
1541
1503
1529
7. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1526
1550
1546
1561
8. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1580
1592
1562
1506
9. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1568
1501
1503
1553
10. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1547
1513
1589
1571
11. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1574
1523
1582
12. 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
1584
1550
1527
1562
13. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1501
1524
1591
1578
14. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1582
1582
1579
1522
15. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1565
1556
1517
1522
16. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1533
1541
1534
1548
17. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1500
1524
1556
1564
18. Est
1580
1565
1579
1519
19. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1584
1500
1589
1511
20. 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.
1572
1505
1538
1551
21. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1520
1571
1550
1500
22. The Polish
1569
1599
1556
1503
23. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1523
1572
1533
1571
24. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1578
1511
1572
1561
25. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1557
1555
1587
1542
26. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1565
1548
1560
1531
27. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1512
1533
1506
1504
28. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1519
1503
1587
1579
29. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1574
1558
1565
1524
30. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1541
1555
1536
1541
31. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1506
1548
1596
1587
32. Tom
1507
1519
1565
1549
33. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1521
1519
1547
1534
34. Birth of Ren
1534
1554
1596
1500
35. 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.
1544
1526
1541
1580
36. The M
1558
1535
1584
1519
37. 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.
1527
1559
1527
1542
38. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1566
1565
1503
1501
39. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1584
1553
1591
40. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1569
1591
1553
1556
41. Birth of Ren
1533
1560
1524
1596
42. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1548
1500
1547
1589
43. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1541
1556
1500
1572
44. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1574
1600
1511
45. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1541
1513
1534
1519
46. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1580
1509
1569
47. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1519
1503
1547
1548
48. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1534
1554
1555
1596
49. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1520
1503
1507
1534
50. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1600
1504
1520
1547