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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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3. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






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






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






7. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






9. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






10. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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12. 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.






13. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






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






15. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






16. Spain repulses the English Armada.






17. First reported African slaves in The New World






18. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






19. 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.






20. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






21. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






22. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






23. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






24. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






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






27. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






28. Rising of the North in England.






29. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






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






31. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






32. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






33. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






34. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






36. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






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






38. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






39. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






40. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






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






42. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






43. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






44. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






45. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






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






48. The French defeat an Imperial






49. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






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