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16th Century Timeline
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1. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1506
1560
1598
1562
2. 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
1506
1572
1556
1572
3. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1565
1566
1517
4. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1537
1582
1529
1556
5. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1536
1571
1567
1556
6. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1521
1550
1598
1513
7. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1503
1571
1557
1598
8. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1550
1526
1527
1582
9. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1533
1519
1562
1556
10. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1579
1573
1544
1565
11. 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.
1582
1532
1502
1520
12. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1569
1600
1501
1505
13. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1539
1562
1565
14. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1526
1516
1513
1539
15. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1551
1572
1521
1512
16. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1565
1521
1555
1536
17. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1577
1500
1534
1509
18. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1509
1546
1534
1514
19. 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
1559
1513
1584
1571
20. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1534
1587
1514
1554
21. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1519
1565
1529
1536
22. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1559
1533
1565
1579
23. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1552
1556
1549
1548
24. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1529
1500
1541
1556
25. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1550
1541
1573
1520
26. Spanish conquistador Miguel L
1576
1571
1500
1536
27. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1560
1585
1575
1557
28. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1584
1520
1565
1514
29. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1598
1568
1547
1556
30. Tom
1522
1598
1526
1549
31. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1514
1534
1522
1556
32. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1571
1560
1545
1529
33. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1565
1558
1500
1542
34. The M
1535
1582
1565
1519
35. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1592
1500
1519
1516
36. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1513
1529
1572
1556
37. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1563
1509
1511
1562
38. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1513
1541
1524
1598
39. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1536
1527
1521
1571
40. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1539
1536
1526
1503
41. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1571
1552
1503
1572
42. 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
1550
1567
1598
1584
43. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1545
1556
1524
1569
44. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1500
1582
1560
1544
45. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1513
1524
1513
1565
46. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1541
1555
1560
1557
47. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1521
1582
1577
1571
48. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1547
1509
1562
1573
49. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1534
1572
1513
1556
50. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1503
1541
1533
1503