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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






2. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






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






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






6. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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8. Affair of the Placards






9. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






10. 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.






11. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






12. 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.






13. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






14. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






15. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






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






17. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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19. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






20. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






21. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






22. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






23. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






24. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






25. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






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






27. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






28. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






29. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






30. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






31. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






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






33. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






34. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






35. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






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37. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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






39. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






40. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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42. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






44. 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.






45. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






46. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






47. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






48. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






49. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






50. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.