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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1509
1556
1592
1557
2. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1513
1561
1557
1513
3. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1585
1521
1529
4. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1551
1525
1562
1503
5. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1547
1569
1571
1579
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.
1544
1513
1516
1500
7. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1588
1593
1572
1553
8. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1564
1569
1558
1537
9. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1525
1513
1532
1576
10. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1592
1567
1582
1518
11. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1547
1536
1527
1571
12. Affair of the Placards
1509
1534
1526
1500
13. 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.
1503
1562
1572
1544
14. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1535
1547
1503
1572
15. First reported African slaves in The New World
1526
1502
1585
1517
16. The French defeat an Imperial
1551
1517
1556
1544
17. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1557
1598
1576
1551
18. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1572
1565
1520
1501
19. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1546
1556
1558
1543
20. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1575
1553
1513
1571
21. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1543
1534
1509
1545
22. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1571
1582
1533
1565
23. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1550
1513
1514
1571
24. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1582
1598
1546
25. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1506
1512
1562
1547
26. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1571
1543
1558
1582
27. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1533
1556
1545
1600
28. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1557
1572
1547
1587
29. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1556
1562
1500
1561
30. Gonzalo Jim
1538
1572
1556
1509
31. Hern
1556
1541
1588
1519
32. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1564
1570
1571
1501
33. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1579
1514
1531
34. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1547
1579
1557
1519
35. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1545
1569
1576
1539
36. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1521
1556
1541
1535
37. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1526
1552
1587
1517
38. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1547
1524
1578
1500
39. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1568
1525
1506
1534
40. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1503
1564
1579
1560
41. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1582
1571
1500
1544
42. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1557
1600
1587
1556
43. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1515
1565
1537
1560
44. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1529
1544
1519
1582
45. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1533
1585
1526
1501
46. 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.
1579
1572
1533
1518
47. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1600
1592
1556
1576
48. 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
1529
1584
1532
1558
49. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1571
1592
1519
1514
50. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1539
1565
1529
1567