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16th Century Timeline
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1. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1558
1571
1561
1560
2. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1535
1502
1556
1564
3. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1519
1556
1546
1547
4. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1578
1584
1560
1519
5. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1596
1541
1500
1509
6. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1534
1579
1517
1557
7. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1500
1551
1571
1571
8. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1578
1567
1531
9. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1565
1579
1578
10. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1517
1513
1529
1553
11. Spanish
1567
1587
1534
1538
12. Tom
1535
1558
1549
1512
13. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1582
1531
1554
1552
14. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1506
1589
1558
1519
15. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1562
1542
1556
1521
16. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1567
1521
1518
1519
17. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1556
1506
1569
1500
18. 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
1591
1525
1512
1584
19. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1524
1557
1556
1525
20. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1574
1571
1536
1560
21. The French defeat an Imperial
1544
1592
1502
1593
22. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1504
1536
1521
1543
23. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1533
1518
1547
1572
24. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1547
1574
1535
1599
25. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1501
1521
1593
1539
26. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.
1580
1500
1512
1520
27. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1554
1572
1546
1503
28. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1572
1568
1556
1501
29. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1503
1521
1561
1551
30. Gonzalo Jim
1557
1527
1538
1529
31. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1519
1529
1570
1582
32. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1513
1557
1556
1502
33. 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.
1519
1556
1544
1591
34. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1588
1513
1577
1519
35. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1557
1519
1541
1512
36. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1500
1520
1560
1536
37. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1545
1519
1589
1500
38. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1572
1547
1547
1544
39. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1567
1509
1549
1522
40. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1548
1556
1561
1564
41. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1534
1519
1572
1585
42. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1568
1576
1533
1572
43. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1507
1600
1576
1547
44. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1568
1572
1553
1558
45. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1571
1556
1521
1513
46. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1531
1534
1572
1513
47. The Polish
1569
1522
1514
1579
48. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1525
1559
1521
1582
49. 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.
1553
1526
1598
1572
50. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1592
1556
1566
1598