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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






4. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






5. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






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






7. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






8. 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.






9. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






10. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






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






12. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






13. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






14. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






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






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






17. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






18. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






20. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






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






22. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






24. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






25. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






26. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






27. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






28. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






29. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






30. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






31. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






32. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






33. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






34. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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37. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






38. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






39. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






40. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






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






43. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






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






46. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






48. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






50. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.