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16th Century Timeline

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






2. The French defeat an Imperial






3. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






4. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






5. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






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






7. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






8. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






9. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






10. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






11. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






12. Spain repulses the English Armada.






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






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






15. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






16. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






17. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






18. 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.






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






20. The M






21. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






23. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






24. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






25. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






26. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






27. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






29. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






30. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






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






32. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






33. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






34. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






36. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






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






39. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






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






41. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






42. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






43. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






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






45. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






46. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






47. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






48. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






49. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






50. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.