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16th Century Timeline
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1. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.
1572
1546
1519
1547
2. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1572
1521
1556
1551
3. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1573
1537
1503
1580
4. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1563
1500
1513
1568
5. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1576
1509
1565
1519
6. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1584
1587
1536
1512
7. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1565
1552
1536
1509
8. Tom
1506
1549
1500
1501
9. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1557
1520
1507
1541
10. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1520
1527
1598
1578
11. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1513
1547
1553
1514
12. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1513
1548
1561
1574
13. Hern
1516
1558
1557
1519
14. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1507
1527
1519
1521
15. Miguel L
1509
1519
1560
1565
16. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1519
1527
1562
1502
17. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1557
1549
1517
1580
18. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1534
1592
1564
1548
19. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1580
1500
1503
1564
20. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1560
1584
1579
1547
21. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1541
1556
1503
1576
22. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1568
1536
1512
1529
23. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1558
1550
1521
1536
24. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1580
1506
1543
1560
25. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1532
1536
1580
1541
26. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1564
1524
1521
1565
27. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1554
1500
1564
1538
28. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1514
1517
1506
1566
29. Hern
1505
1529
1564
1519
30. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1519
1503
1506
1573
31. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1582
1593
1572
1544
32. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1501
1534
1545
1565
33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1559
1509
1513
1585
34. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1567
1556
1541
1504
35. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1556
1539
1558
1501
36. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1511
1541
1600
1557
37. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1562
1587
1556
1598
38. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1504
1549
1522
1501
39. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1520
1572
1567
1574
40. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1556
1565
1582
1600
41. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1521
1565
1547
1519
42. Rising of the North in England.
1503
1569
1565
1543
43. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1571
1501
1506
1585
44. Gonzalo Jim
1565
1538
1568
1524
45. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1591
1533
1522
46. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1588
1547
1524
1519
47. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1519
1519
1564
1571
48. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1506
1556
1513
1558
49. 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.
1570
1565
1514
1580
50. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1529
1579
1500
1565