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16th Century Timeline
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1. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1567
1585
1506
1556
2. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1526
1582
1592
1548
3. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1500
1513
1502
1533
4. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1534
1531
1576
1547
5. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1523
1561
1582
1506
6. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1536
1552
1564
1591
7. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1558
1598
1541
1543
8. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1567
1526
1562
1506
9. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1556
1541
1523
1527
10. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1551
1541
1550
1536
11. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1557
1561
1536
1591
12. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1549
1571
1598
1526
13. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1520
1513
1565
1532
14. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1562
1579
1571
15. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1592
1570
1551
1502
16. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1507
1553
1556
1573
17. 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.
1565
1569
1513
1524
18. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1578
1509
1593
1503
19. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1539
1562
1585
1501
20. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1545
1506
1546
21. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1521
1565
1561
1535
22. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1547
1553
1578
1571
23. Miguel L
1553
1533
1565
1557
24. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1520
1538
1559
1579
25. 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.
1584
1539
1572
1548
26. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1598
1535
1544
1516
27. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1504
1560
1547
28. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1519
1598
1571
1534
29. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1534
1589
1520
30. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1500
1562
1533
1521
31. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1541
1507
1556
1547
32. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1591
1565
1592
1591
33. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1518
1582
1505
1565
34. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1599
1588
1522
1513
35. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1519
1511
1513
1527
36. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1527
1546
1591
1598
37. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1563
1556
1564
1546
38. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1572
1546
1564
1556
39. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1557
1541
1582
1548
40. The Polish
1513
1569
1547
1526
41. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1569
1526
1551
1506
42. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1558
1520
1572
1517
43. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1523
1563
1521
1525
44. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1506
1576
1560
1593
45. Francis Drake circles the world.
1577
1598
1584
1600
46. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1513
1506
1505
1551
47. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1580
1556
1561
1582
48. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1600
1534
1592
1555
49. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1519
1564
1571
1504
50. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1565
1507
1571
1545