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16th Century Timeline

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1. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






2. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






3. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






4. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






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






6. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






8. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






9. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






10. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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12. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






13. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






14. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






16. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






17. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






18. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






19. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






20. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






21. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






23. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






24. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






25. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






26. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






27. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






28. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






29. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.






30. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






31. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






32. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






34. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






35. The Polish






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37. The French defeat an Imperial






38. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






39. Francis Drake circles the world.






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41. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






42. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






43. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






44. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






45. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






46. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






47. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






48. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






49. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






50. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.