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16th Century Timeline

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






2. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






4. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






5. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






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






7. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






8. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






9. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






10. The French defeat an Imperial






11. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






12. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






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






16. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






17. 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.






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






19. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






20. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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






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






23. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






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






26. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






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






28. 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.






29. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






31. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Francis Drake circles the world.






35. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






37. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






38. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






39. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






40. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






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






43. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






44. Miguel L






45. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






46. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






48. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






49. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






50. First reported African slaves in The New World