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16th Century Timeline
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1. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1589
1584
1556
1600
2. 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
1572
1565
1584
1533
3. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1536
1564
1555
1534
4. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1509
1529
1516
1558
5. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1571
1506
1513
1566
6. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1515
1511
1504
1512
7. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1529
1553
1541
1501
8. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1513
1582
1558
1571
9. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1582
1593
1547
1541
10. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1556
1503
1567
1516
11. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1501
1553
1531
1519
12. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1522
1582
1600
1551
13. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1598
1562
1572
1506
14. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1519
1592
1534
1557
15. 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.
1580
1558
1504
1550
16. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1562
1536
1522
1553
17. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1502
1545
1576
1547
18. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1526
1550
1562
19. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1565
1500
1564
1543
20. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1519
1525
1524
1574
21. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1527
1504
1541
22. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1531
1556
1592
1564
23. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1509
1526
1556
1600
24. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1569
1521
1548
1591
25. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1513
1561
1548
1568
26. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1598
1573
1511
1563
27. 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.
1547
1559
1542
1500
28. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1571
1535
1562
1572
29. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1546
1513
1536
1558
30. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1520
1512
1592
1582
31. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1518
1543
1564
1545
32. 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
1600
1506
1572
33. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1547
1543
1546
1504
34. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1565
1519
1558
1582
35. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1500
1600
1539
1517
36. Spanish
1519
1562
1538
1529
37. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1565
1598
1560
1556
38. Est
1501
1565
1547
1582
39. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1526
1535
1513
1521
40. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1513
1560
1536
1568
41. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1580
1514
1569
1555
42. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1580
1574
1501
1568
43. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1548
1551
1599
1565
44. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1589
1539
1521
45. 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.
1524
1568
1570
1556
46. 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.
1563
1544
1556
1513
47. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1587
1553
1509
48. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1572
1551
1557
1522
49. 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.
1542
1527
1575
1556
50. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1558
1567
1503
1521