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16th Century Timeline
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1. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1541
1598
1561
1506
2. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1560
1547
1513
1541
3. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1551
1571
1591
4. 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.
1538
1572
1571
1556
5. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1541
1533
1571
1572
6. 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.
1556
1513
1562
1524
7. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1505
1566
1542
1533
8. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1534
1521
1587
1513
9. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1529
1575
1576
1556
10. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1562
1520
1551
1519
11. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1502
1534
1556
1535
12. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1585
1523
1552
1526
13. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1522
1519
1519
1547
14. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1511
1512
1503
1591
15. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1526
1564
1543
1565
16. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1592
1593
1512
1563
17. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1519
1565
1544
1551
18. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1533
1532
1502
19. Birth of Ren
1596
1599
1537
1515
20. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1502
1576
1557
1592
21. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1565
1535
1553
1568
22. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1569
1561
1500
1579
23. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1548
1588
1556
1547
24. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1541
1558
1518
1512
25. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1598
1579
1592
1506
26. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1577
1520
1584
1524
27. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1503
1531
1566
1562
28. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1519
1513
1521
1567
29. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1515
1580
1578
30. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1560
1516
1500
1536
31. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1568
1596
1598
1574
32. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1558
1558
1550
1565
33. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1572
1503
1582
1541
34. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1541
1523
1527
1548
35. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1578
1566
1524
1600
36. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1529
1522
1506
1547
37. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1548
1536
1524
1576
38. Spanish
1536
1523
1538
1525
39. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1534
1531
1572
1600
40. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1573
1546
1516
1538
41. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1571
1506
1574
1584
42. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1524
1567
1551
1535
43. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1515
1547
1538
1519
44. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1561
1570
1565
1536
45. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1550
1500
1527
1500
46. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1519
1503
1600
1547
47. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1518
1561
1547
1529
48. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1589
1592
1550
49. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1584
1506
1534
1519
50. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1529
1507
1553
1593