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16th Century Timeline

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1. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






2. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






3. 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.






4. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






5. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






6. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






7. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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






9. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






10. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






12. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






14. Spain repulses the English Armada.






15. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






21. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






24. The French defeat an Imperial






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






26. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






27. The M






28. 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.






29. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






30. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






31. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






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






33. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






34. Francis Drake circles the world.






35. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






36. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






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






38. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






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






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






41. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






42. Affair of the Placards






43. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






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






45. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






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






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






48. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






49. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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