What happened in 1516?
29 recorded events in 1516, including 10 in wars & conflicts, 7 in people and 5 in empires & countries.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battle of Marj Dabiq
1516 battle
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Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
Imperial Ottoman conquest of Egypt and the Levant
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Capture of Algiers
1516 battle
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Battle of Yaunis Khan
1516 battle during the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516-17
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Battle of Koçhisar
1516 battle
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Siege of Arai
Japanese military operation in 1516
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Capture of Damascus
1516 siege
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Capture of Aleppo
1516 battle
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Siege of Harput
1516 siege
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Siege of Asola
1516 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Fribourg (1516)
Peace treaty
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People 7
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Juan Díaz de Solís died
16th Century navigator and explorer
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Johannes Trithemius died
German writer (1462-1516)
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Mary I born
Born in Palace of Placentia. Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558).
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John Foxe born
Born in Boston. 16th-century English historian.
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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey born
Born in Hertfordshire. 16th-century English nobleman; (1516-1547).
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Hieronymus Wolf born
Born in Oettingen in Bayern. German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580).
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André Thévet born
Born in Angoulême. French priest, writer and explorer (1516–1590).
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Fatih Paşa Mosque
Mosque in Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Tran Cao rebellion
1516-21 uprising against the Lê dynasty of Vietnam
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Granada Charterhouse
Cultural property in Granada, Spain
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Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano
Church building in Bologna, Italy
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Santi Gregorio e Siro
Renaissance style parish church in central Bologna
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San Rocco, Lendinara
Church in Lendinara
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Empires & Countries 5
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Habsburg Spain founded
Habsburg Spain was founded, with its capital at Madrid.
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Regency of Algiers founded
Regency of Algiers was founded, with its capital at Algiers.
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Principality of Zeta dissolved
Principality of Zeta ceased to exist, having been centered at Shkodër.
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Patani Kingdom founded
Patani Kingdom was founded.
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Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro founded
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro was founded, with its capital at Cetinje.
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