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16th Century Timeline

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






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3. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






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






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






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






8. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






9. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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11. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






12. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






14. 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






15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






16. 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.






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






19. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






20. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






21. 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.






22. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






23. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






24. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






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






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






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






29. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






30. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






31. Affair of the Placards






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33. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






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






37. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






38. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






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






41. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






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






45. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






46. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






49. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






50. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.