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16th Century Timeline

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1. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






2. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






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4. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






5. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






6. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






7. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






9. 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






10. Spain repulses the English Armada.






11. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






12. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






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






15. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






16. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






18. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






19. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






20. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






21. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






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23. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






25. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






26. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






27. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






28. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






29. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






30. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






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32. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






33. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






34. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






35. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






36. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






37. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






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






39. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






40. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






41. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






42. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






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






45. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






46. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






47. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






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






50. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.