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16th Century Timeline
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1. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1584
1582
1520
1525
2. 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.
1551
1600
1547
1572
3. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1558
1562
1506
1567
4. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1512
1589
1572
1584
5. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1561
1556
1565
1512
6. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1556
1524
1572
1534
7. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1500
1520
1545
1532
8. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1554
1576
1556
1558
9. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1560
1544
1512
1531
10. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1503
1547
1529
1513
11. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1556
1575
1517
12. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1534
1503
1500
13. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1502
1567
1531
1558
14. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1537
1585
1561
1555
15. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1538
1531
1513
1593
16. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1513
1526
1588
1503
17. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1599
1501
1527
1533
18. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1560
1574
1567
1521
19. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1556
1572
1500
1557
20. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1525
1574
1527
1550
21. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1557
1536
1578
1524
22. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1548
1579
1538
1571
23. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1558
1512
1529
1569
24. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1536
1546
1585
1565
25. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1570
1509
1534
1537
26. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1500
1501
1537
1518
27. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1521
1592
1563
1557
28. 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.
1571
1580
1577
1564
29. 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.
1542
1532
1553
1531
30. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1509
1576
1565
1556
31. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1500
1509
1541
32. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1556
1533
1571
1592
33. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1545
1598
1534
1526
34. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1521
1513
1591
1558
35. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1552
1514
1506
1557
36. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1505
1545
1534
1565
37. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1527
1558
1572
1600
38. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1556
1587
1506
1521
39. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1524
1561
1547
1567
40. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1512
1538
1526
1544
41. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1560
1593
1519
1503
42. First reported African slaves in The New World
1552
1502
1527
1506
43. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1569
1515
1564
44. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1577
1504
1565
1579
45. 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.
1548
1568
1580
1569
46. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1545
1531
1556
1541
47. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1557
1536
1522
1538
48. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1526
1599
1600
1580
49. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1536
1506
1565
1556
50. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1588
1566
1562
1550