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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






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






4. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






5. 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.






6. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






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






8. 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






9. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






10. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






11. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






13. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






14. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






15. 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






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






17. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






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






19. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






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






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






23. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






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






25. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






27. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






28. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






29. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






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






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






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






40. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






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






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






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






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






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47. Rising of the North in England.






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






49. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






50. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.