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16th Century Timeline
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1. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1572
1565
1556
1561
2. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1562
1519
1521
1531
3. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1520
1529
1529
1562
4. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1559
1503
1577
1529
5. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1517
1536
1560
1535
6. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1560
1574
1533
7. First reported African slaves in The New World
1547
1579
1502
1535
8. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1588
1591
1538
1556
9. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1521
1548
1512
1529
10. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1556
1503
1547
11. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1529
1506
1539
1531
12. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1556
1504
1561
1600
13. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1558
1557
1565
1536
14. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1600
1535
1525
1556
15. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1517
1553
1533
1568
16. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1592
1571
1571
1573
17. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1547
1562
1502
1574
18. 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
1509
1556
1572
1512
19. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1521
1529
1555
1578
20. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1565
1571
1519
1598
21. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1513
1503
1506
1553
22. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1596
1552
1520
1599
23. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1500
1558
1506
24. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1547
1523
1576
1574
25. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1591
1567
1582
1565
26. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1600
1511
1574
1598
27. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1593
1551
1580
1571
28. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1565
1552
1539
1513
29. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1571
1503
1519
1536
30. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1506
1550
1565
1519
31. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1565
1550
1587
1503
32. 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.
1558
1582
1547
1542
33. Spanish
1509
1561
1538
1585
34. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1518
1541
1513
35. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1575
1571
1559
1565
36. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1503
1515
1500
1552
37. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1591
1582
1513
1509
38. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1536
1533
1549
1517
39. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1532
1568
1553
1556
40. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1570
1509
1582
41. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1592
1588
1500
1507
42. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1527
1521
1507
1598
43. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1503
1561
1566
1550
44. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1561
1549
1513
45. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1591
1598
1500
1585
46. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1519
1574
1587
1571
47. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1520
1576
1513
48. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1561
1550
1541
1517
49. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.
1519
1560
1582
1562
50. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1560
1500
1529
1543