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16th Century Timeline

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1. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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






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






4. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






6. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






8. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






9. 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.






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






11. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






12. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






13. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






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






15. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






16. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






17. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






18. Rising of the North in England.






19. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






20. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






21. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






22. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






23. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






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






25. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






26. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






27. 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






28. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






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






30. 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






31. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






32. 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






33. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






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






35. 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.






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






37. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






38. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






39. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






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






41. The Polish






42. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






43. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






44. Tom






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






46. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






47. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






48. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






49. 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.






50. First reported African slaves in The New World