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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






5. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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7. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






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






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






10. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






12. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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14. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






15. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






16. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






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






19. Affair of the Placards






20. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






22. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






23. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






24. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






26. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






27. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






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29. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






30. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






31. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






32. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






33. 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.






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






35. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






36. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






37. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






38. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






39. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






40. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






41. 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.






42. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






43. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






44. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






45. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






46. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






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






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49. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






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