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16th Century Timeline
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1. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1533
1558
1519
1571
2. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1547
1509
1524
3. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1520
1569
1570
4. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1555
1505
1565
1593
5. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1558
1515
1506
1501
6. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1570
1541
1600
1565
7. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1558
1541
1564
1504
8. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1500
1519
1591
1506
9. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1556
1569
1582
1534
10. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1577
1529
1511
1500
11. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1533
1544
1560
1576
12. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1556
1543
1503
1529
13. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1556
1565
1537
1533
14. Rising of the North in England.
1519
1571
1569
1541
15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1503
1545
1565
1544
16. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1529
1584
1563
1578
17. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1559
1598
1502
1521
18. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1539
1536
1582
1525
19. The M
1535
1523
1556
1556
20. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1534
1503
1507
1558
21. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1543
1572
1556
1578
22. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1536
1541
1570
1509
23. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1548
1529
1582
1565
24. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1529
1505
1600
1557
25. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1561
1516
1547
1592
26. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1513
1579
1531
1538
27. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1558
1537
1519
28. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1558
1565
1562
1527
29. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.
1531
1570
1520
1599
30. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1572
1598
1592
1554
31. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1507
1523
1504
32. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1537
1567
1509
1513
33. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1598
1501
1526
1551
34. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1599
1572
1548
1524
35. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1565
1548
1596
1598
36. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1519
1543
1521
1536
37. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1565
1541
1501
1558
38. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1571
1582
1571
1543
39. First reported African slaves in The New World
1502
1600
1573
1556
40. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1529
1559
1551
1585
41. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1521
1579
1502
1514
42. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1503
1519
1514
1500
43. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1534
1509
1569
1521
44. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1543
1516
1551
1593
45. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1507
1557
1560
1576
46. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1523
1571
1547
47. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1506
1519
1560
1500
48. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1598
1584
1549
1566
49. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1562
1560
1534
1557
50. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1574
1552
1553
1513
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