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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






4. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






15. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






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






18. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






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






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






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






23. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.






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






25. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






28. Rising of the North in England.






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






30. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






31. First reported African slaves in The New World






32. 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.






33. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






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






35. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






36. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






37. 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






38. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






39. 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.






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






41. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






43. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






44. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






45. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






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






48. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






49. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






50. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians