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16th Century Timeline
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1. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1557
1529
1563
1589
2. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1547
1565
1562
1536
3. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1572
1567
1541
4. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1572
1539
1503
1536
5. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1568
1532
1548
6. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1576
1539
1550
7. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1513
1509
1501
1592
8. The M
1535
1539
1516
1526
9. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1585
1566
1578
1598
10. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1534
1541
1578
11. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1500
1542
1564
1509
12. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1565
1529
1500
1519
13. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1588
1541
1521
1513
14. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1503
1571
1505
1564
15. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1536
1553
1571
1556
16. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1598
1557
1519
17. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1591
1509
1525
1572
18. Vasco N
1538
1575
1513
1536
19. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1592
1500
1545
1536
20. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1521
1536
1550
1500
21. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1572
1592
1566
1500
22. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1523
1547
1562
1521
23. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.
1520
1524
1505
1565
24. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1537
1562
1541
1535
25. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1560
1500
1568
1538
26. 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.
1565
1544
1556
1534
27. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1547
1531
1503
28. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1573
1592
1571
1537
29. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1572
1591
1562
1550
30. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1560
1589
1519
1558
31. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1549
1523
1534
1560
32. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1556
1582
1549
1537
33. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
1536
1529
1569
34. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1527
1580
1512
1550
35. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1513
1573
1574
1553
36. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1598
1500
1513
1516
37. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh
1526
1571
1593
1525
38. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1534
1503
1529
1582
39. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1564
1584
1524
1565
40. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1533
1565
1556
1598
41. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1541
1500
1547
1536
42. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1541
1524
1556
1503
43. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1572
1600
1550
1511
44. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1513
1562
1500
1541
45. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1570
1537
1543
1538
46. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1567
1600
1599
1598
47. Miguel L
1503
1527
1565
1556
48. 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.
1503
1517
1588
1580
49. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1551
1570
1533
1520
50. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1552
1545
1560
1565