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16th Century Timeline

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1. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






2. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






3. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






4. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






5. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






6. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






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






8. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






9. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






10. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






11. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






12. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






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






14. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






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






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






17. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






18. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






19. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






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






21. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






22. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






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24. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






25. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






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27. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






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






30. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






31. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






32. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






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






34. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






35. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






36. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






38. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






39. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






40. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






41. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






42. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






43. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






44. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






45. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






46. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






47. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






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






50. 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.