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16th Century Timeline
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1. Hern
1552
1571
1519
1527
2. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1503
1541
1571
1569
3. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1507
1502
1558
1562
4. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1527
1579
1554
1529
5. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1548
1558
1534
1533
6. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1506
1556
1571
1500
7. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1503
1578
1574
1572
8. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1564
1550
1533
1549
9. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1519
1520
1522
10. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1519
1571
1529
1526
11. Tom
1574
1504
1549
1571
12. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1551
1564
1591
13. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1534
1500
1548
14. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1506
1574
1552
1574
15. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1541
1529
1564
1584
16. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1574
1580
1568
1575
17. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1592
1503
1556
1557
18. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1564
1545
1521
19. Birth of Ren
1596
1513
1556
1555
20. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1536
1506
1546
1570
21. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1550
1558
1555
1571
22. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1562
1527
1500
1538
23. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1547
1547
1600
1547
24. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1552
1541
1572
1571
25. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1572
1559
1571
1544
26. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1537
1514
1513
1519
27. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1556
1591
1571
1582
28. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1582
1553
1556
1517
29. 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.
1547
1580
1520
1529
30. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1538
1545
1506
1542
31. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1557
1598
1541
1509
32. First reported African slaves in The New World
1572
1500
1564
1502
33. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1519
1579
1511
1503
34. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1587
1513
1547
1571
35. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1537
1525
1556
1592
36. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1547
1526
1565
1512
37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1582
1568
1572
1571
38. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1547
1533
1521
1556
39. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1512
1537
1551
1584
40. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1526
1574
1506
1579
41. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1500
1557
1506
1573
42. 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
1580
1572
1556
43. 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.
1527
1519
1585
1544
44. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1579
1593
1551
1529
45. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1571
1596
1521
1549
46. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1543
1547
1576
1506
47. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.
1548
1506
1512
1568
48. 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
1545
1582
1513
49. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1534
1500
1572
1592
50. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1503
1514
1537
1576