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16th Century Timeline

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1. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






3. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






6. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






7. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






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






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






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






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






12. Rising of the North in England.






13. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






14. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






15. The Polish






16. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






18. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






19. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






20. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






22. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






23. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






24. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






25. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






26. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






27. Affair of the Placards






28. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






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






30. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






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32. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






39. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






41. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






42. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






43. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






45. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






46. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






47. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






48. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






49. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






50. Spain repulses the English Armada.