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16th Century Timeline

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






2. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






3. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






4. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






5. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






6. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






7. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






8. 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.






9. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






10. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






11. Portuguese missionaries Jos






12. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






13. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






14. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






15. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






16. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






17. Rising of the North in England.






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






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






20. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






21. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






22. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






23. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






24. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






25. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






26. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






27. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






28. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






29. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






30. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






31. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






32. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






33. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






34. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






35. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






36. Est






37. Affair of the Placards






38. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






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






40. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






41. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






42. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






43. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






44. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






45. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






46. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






47. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See






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






49. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






50. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.