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16th Century Timeline
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1. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1551
1576
1547
1557
2. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1503
1524
1578
1571
3. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1546
1565
1600
4. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1506
1578
1553
1569
5. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1531
1571
1500
6. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1598
1562
1548
7. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1574
1551
1527
1600
8. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1531
1550
1556
1553
9. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1562
1565
1579
1582
10. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1503
1549
1522
1519
11. Tom
1600
1598
1549
1555
12. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1519
1569
1543
13. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1599
1556
1529
1541
14. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1556
1521
1591
1501
15. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1582
1556
1534
1550
16. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1565
1501
1557
1513
17. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1561
1500
1565
1558
18. 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.
1556
1591
1580
1501
19. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1596
1551
1543
20. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1575
1501
1527
1539
21. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1531
1576
1506
1541
22. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1557
1541
1520
1519
23. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1506
1536
1519
1553
24. Spanish
1538
1519
1519
1547
25. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1519
1574
1525
1506
26. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1516
1556
1575
1521
27. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1531
1547
1598
28. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1574
1557
1556
1534
29. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1537
1505
1571
1565
30. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1541
1536
1523
1534
31. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1543
1571
1513
1529
32. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1565
1574
1521
1538
33. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1579
1569
1551
1600
34. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1569
1521
1572
1538
35. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1582
1558
1568
1571
36. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1522
1600
1539
1556
37. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1557
1506
1521
1517
38. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1513
1591
1556
1577
39. The French defeat an Imperial
1558
1544
1580
1517
40. The M
1535
1556
1588
1526
41. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1542
1509
1526
1562
42. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1545
1519
1534
43. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1592
1549
1519
1543
44. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1531
1501
1522
1571
45. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1565
1600
1519
1547
46. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1565
1543
1501
1509
47. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1525
1501
1553
1514
48. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1513
1566
1513
1521
49. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1536
1578
1582
1588
50. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1556
1553
1571
1573
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