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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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5. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






6. 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






7. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






8. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






9. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






10. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






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






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






13. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






14. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






15. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






16. 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.






17. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






18. Rising of the North in England.






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






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






21. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






23. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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27. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






29. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






30. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






31. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






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






33. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






34. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






35. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






36. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






38. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






39. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






40. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






41. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






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






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






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






45. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






46. The Polish






47. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






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49. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






50. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






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