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16th Century Timeline
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1. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1565
1558
1514
1556
2. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1505
1556
1506
1600
3. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1532
1517
1507
1582
4. 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
1559
1596
1513
1584
5. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1560
1520
1500
1541
6. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1513
1524
1545
1503
7. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1556
1599
1572
1531
8. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1556
1509
1579
1570
9. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1517
1507
1513
1524
10. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1552
1551
1567
1547
11. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1557
1560
1585
1509
12. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1526
1565
1568
1506
13. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1547
1579
1504
1556
14. First reported African slaves in The New World
1568
1502
1562
1558
15. Affair of the Placards
1520
1534
1544
1566
16. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1550
1584
1567
1534
17. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1556
1560
1529
1548
18. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1589
1572
1561
1506
19. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1500
1537
1539
1538
20. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1536
1525
1545
1598
21. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1572
1566
1576
1503
22. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1533
1574
1527
1553
23. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1519
1556
1506
1572
24. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1558
1569
1560
1593
25. The French defeat an Imperial
1545
1561
1544
1536
26. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1529
1519
1521
1521
27. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1556
1572
1503
1520
28. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1556
1532
1557
1565
29. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1591
1600
1563
1541
30. Est
1589
1526
1565
1519
31. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1588
1527
1592
1554
32. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1556
1565
1500
1547
33. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1559
1532
1572
1521
34. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1571
1556
1501
1512
35. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1556
1507
1521
36. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1514
1503
1536
1506
37. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1519
1572
1550
1572
38. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1500
1557
1559
39. The Polish
1569
1545
1582
1526
40. Tom
1535
1503
1573
1549
41. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1582
1560
1596
1572
42. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1544
1500
1560
1600
43. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1513
1543
1547
1500
44. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.
1555
1574
1572
1598
45. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1513
1598
1541
1521
46. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1547
1500
1554
1584
47. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1560
1503
1568
1549
48. Affair of the Placards
1587
1525
1534
1526
49. Spanish
1572
1538
1553
1572
50. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1526
1519
1527
1533
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