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16th Century Timeline
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1. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1556
1556
1536
2. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1521
1558
1556
1578
3. 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.
1513
1542
1572
1556
4. 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.
1516
1580
1512
1579
5. Birth of Ren
1569
1596
1561
1514
6. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1519
1521
1541
1560
7. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1566
1503
1538
1556
8. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1552
1539
1507
1571
9. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1519
1507
1521
1524
10. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.
1557
1518
1536
1544
11. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1560
1596
1517
1556
12. The Polish
1569
1546
1600
1548
13. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1555
1596
1529
1557
14. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1546
1566
1546
15. 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.
1575
1565
1556
1548
16. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th
1520
1544
1512
1584
17. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1547
1598
1571
1578
18. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1547
1584
1514
1524
19. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1526
1536
1545
1556
20. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1556
1506
1593
1516
21. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1571
1544
1506
1524
22. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1531
1558
1591
1566
23. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1567
1509
1600
1524
24. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1552
1576
1512
1502
25. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.
1520
1582
1576
1524
26. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1560
1558
1556
27. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1564
1600
1578
1547
28. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1571
1557
1561
1560
29. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1565
1541
1574
1548
30. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1550
1565
1503
1524
31. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1558
1565
1531
1500
32. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1560
1506
1534
1558
33. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1572
1543
1547
34. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1546
1555
1527
1573
35. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1579
1567
1556
1513
36. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1532
1534
1544
1501
37. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1543
1547
1565
1521
38. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1513
1579
1529
1574
39. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1582
1519
1578
1588
40. Spanish
1564
1500
1591
1538
41. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1547
1573
1529
42. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1575
1529
1565
43. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1538
1587
1531
1541
44. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1600
1534
1560
1537
45. First reported African slaves in The New World
1576
1541
1517
1502
46. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1524
1556
1538
1575
47. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1549
1582
1536
1538
48. Spanish
1503
1544
1526
1538
49. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1523
1558
1547
1500
50. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1507
1501
1544
1536