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16th Century Timeline
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1. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1558
1600
1514
1556
2. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1556
1552
1534
1506
3. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1578
1560
1547
1563
4. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1545
1555
1580
1567
5. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1541
1537
1519
1513
6. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1561
1501
1512
1558
7. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1560
1572
1574
1589
8. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1543
1560
1565
1592
9. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1536
1557
1506
1545
10. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1503
1556
1541
1533
11. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1582
1541
1560
1572
12. Spanish
1538
1547
1520
1515
13. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1541
1598
1600
1585
14. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1529
1506
1541
1513
15. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1534
1548
1514
1541
16. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1571
1591
1585
1556
17. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1504
1565
1521
1556
18. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1547
1568
1571
1551
19. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1536
1546
1545
1517
20. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1536
1513
1500
1596
21. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1571
1526
1532
1554
22. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1541
1536
1526
1582
23. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1547
1501
1555
1570
24. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1536
1564
1526
1573
25. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1522
1521
1547
1573
26. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1541
1553
1575
1524
27. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1513
1584
1519
1592
28. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1513
1543
1556
1599
29. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1552
1571
1541
1551
30. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1546
1560
1577
1551
31. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1550
1560
1527
1598
32. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1506
1556
1582
1547
33. Tom
1549
1511
1569
1539
34. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1576
1549
1505
1560
35. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1524
1582
1589
1509
36. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1544
1538
1550
1520
37. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1553
1599
1561
1537
38. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1553
1565
1519
1557
39. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1503
1534
1541
1537
40. 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.
1506
1524
1550
1551
41. 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.
1571
1507
1546
1542
42. 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.
1520
1580
1512
1527
43. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1558
1519
1536
1582
44. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1501
1554
1598
1520
45. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1558
1500
1562
1501
46. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th
1566
1553
1584
1559
47. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1546
1503
1551
1571
48. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1558
1545
1582
1538
49. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1539
1550
1547
1541
50. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1515
1556
1553
1536