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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1551
1514
1517
1531
2. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1519
1545
1560
1547
3. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1582
1550
1500
1538
4. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1520
1529
1571
1500
5. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1513
1531
1503
1529
6. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1585
1537
1541
1504
7. Vasco N
1517
1596
1513
1552
8. Affair of the Placards
1529
1558
1534
1501
9. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1562
1513
1503
1519
10. 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.
1579
1558
1543
1542
11. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1537
1536
1598
1541
12. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.
1537
1511
1560
1580
13. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1536
1503
1558
1568
14. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1547
1511
1574
1512
15. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1547
1592
1506
16. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1548
1542
1567
1503
17. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1585
1557
1507
1541
18. Miguel L
1536
1565
1587
1548
19. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1578
1562
1533
1571
20. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1564
1565
1572
1513
21. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1523
1500
1531
1520
22. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1519
1563
1514
1546
23. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1531
1564
1533
1547
24. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1541
1564
1521
1556
25. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1559
1506
1531
1536
26. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1579
1575
1541
1513
27. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1556
1529
1565
1519
28. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1507
1588
1572
1519
29. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1580
1560
1519
1567
30. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1541
1509
1513
1500
31. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1565
1543
1523
1599
32. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1537
1565
1571
1599
33. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1552
1558
1598
1511
34. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1571
1545
1537
1551
35. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1571
1535
1574
36. Tom
1553
1538
1549
1538
37. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1560
1517
1544
1591
38. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1554
1600
1519
1501
39. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1562
1541
1517
1565
40. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1565
1503
1513
1518
41. The M
1564
1554
1535
1579
42. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1565
1562
1506
1506
43. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1519
1513
1555
1506
44. 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.
1562
1503
1548
1521
45. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1565
1518
1519
1562
46. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1519
1574
1591
1543
47. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1503
1521
1573
48. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1503
1561
1592
1531
49. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1536
1503
1500
1507
50. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1506
1500
1600
1547