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16th Century Timeline
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1. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1600
1536
1565
1571
2. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1500
1536
1564
1538
3. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1562
1560
1538
1556
4. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1521
1572
1582
1524
5. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1562
1567
1513
1571
6. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1500
1579
1585
7. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1524
1519
1513
1549
8. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1541
1553
1598
1556
9. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1513
1580
1503
1585
10. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1503
1509
1557
1509
11. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1576
1565
1547
1509
12. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1582
1567
1572
1522
13. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1513
1574
1556
1592
14. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1504
1514
1568
1553
15. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1512
1568
1573
1565
16. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1541
1567
1501
1514
17. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1547
1532
1513
1519
18. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1592
1527
1506
1587
19. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1521
1529
1556
1574
20. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1519
1598
1502
1561
21. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1541
1554
1518
1542
22. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1564
1571
1553
1565
23. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1520
1519
1574
1525
24. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1573
1523
1561
1582
25. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1506
1565
1576
26. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.
1519
1518
1512
1600
27. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1535
1520
1536
1556
28. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1507
1591
1565
1531
29. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1536
1512
1557
1567
30. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1531
1541
1556
1567
31. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1536
1572
1555
1548
32. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1519
1557
1584
1578
33. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1565
1539
1521
1541
34. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1580
1572
1567
1513
35. Miguel L
1565
1571
1503
1572
36. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1582
1550
1547
1560
37. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1554
1578
1589
1562
38. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1533
1529
1519
1554
39. 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.
1572
1565
1592
1534
40. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1503
1552
1556
1600
41. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1502
1513
1589
1519
42. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1588
1564
1558
1553
43. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1548
1572
1564
1569
44. Vasco N
1539
1513
1579
1571
45. Affair of the Placards
1534
1504
1545
1562
46. 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.
1548
1524
1565
1588
47. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1500
1571
1514
1559
48. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1520
1571
1558
1529
49. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1501
1550
1600
1526
50. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1536
1567
1513
1547