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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






4. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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






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






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






8. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






16. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






17. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






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






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






20. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






21. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






22. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






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






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






26. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






27. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






28. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






29. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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31. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






32. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






33. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






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






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






38. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






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






41. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






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






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






44. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






45. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






46. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






47. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






49. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






50. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.