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16th Century Timeline

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1. Portuguese navigator Pedro






2. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Portuguese missionaries Jos






7. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






8. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






9. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






10. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






12. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






13. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






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






15. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






16. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






17. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






18. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






19. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






21. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






22. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






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






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






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






27. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






28. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






29. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






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






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






32. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






34. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






35. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






38. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






40. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






46. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






47. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






49. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






50. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.