What happened in 1516?

Battle of Marj Dabiq

Wars & Conflicts

1516 battle

Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17

Wars & Conflicts · Levant

Imperial Ottoman conquest of Egypt and the Levant

Capture of Algiers

Wars & Conflicts · Algiers

1516 battle

Battle of Yaunis Khan

Wars & Conflicts · Khan Yunis

1516 battle during the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516-17

Battle of Koçhisar

Wars & Conflicts · Kızıltepe

1516 battle

Siege of Arai

Wars & Conflicts · Arai Castle

Japanese military operation in 1516

Capture of Damascus

Wars & Conflicts · Damascus

1516 siege

Capture of Aleppo

Wars & Conflicts · Aleppo

1516 battle

Siege of Harput

Wars & Conflicts · Kharpoot

1516 siege

Siege of Asola

Wars & Conflicts · Asola

1516 siege

Ottoman wars in Africa

Wars & Conflicts · Africa

Battle of Kerh

Wars & Conflicts · Bismil

1516 battle

Arnala Fort

Wars & Conflicts

fort in India

Treaty of Fribourg (1516)

Politics & Government · Fribourg State Archives

Peace treaty

Treaty of Noyon

Politics & Government · Noyon

1516 treaty signed during the War of the League of Cambrai

Concordat of Bologna

Politics & Government · Bologna

1515 treaty between France & Pope Leo X

Juan Díaz de Solís died

People · Punta Gorda

16th Century navigator and explorer

Johannes Trithemius died

People · Würzburg

German writer (1462-1516)

Mary I born

People · Palace of Placentia

Born in Palace of Placentia. Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558).

John Foxe born

People · Boston

Born in Boston. 16th-century English historian.

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey born

People · Hertfordshire

Born in Hertfordshire. 16th-century English nobleman; (1516-1547).

Hieronymus Wolf born

People · Oettingen in Bayern

Born in Oettingen in Bayern. German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580).

André Thévet born

People · Angoulême

Born in Angoulême. French priest, writer and explorer (1516–1590).

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary died

People · Buda

Died in Buda. King of Bohemia and Hungary.

Bayinnaung born

People · Taungoo

Born in Taungoo. King of Burma.

Tabinshwehti born

People · Taungoo

Born in Taungoo. King of Burma.

Portuguese expedition to Doukkala

Exploration & Discovery · Doukkala

1516 military expedition

Expedition to Cherchell

Exploration & Discovery · Cherchell

1516 military action

Fatih Paşa Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey

St Vladimir's Church, Moscow

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Russia

reformed church with rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church buildings in Elgg in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland

St. Georg

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wartenberg, Germany

Reformed Church with Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church buildings in Seeberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Tran Cao rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Vietnam

1516-21 uprising against the Lê dynasty of Vietnam

Granada Charterhouse

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Granada, Spain

Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bologna, Italy

Santi Gregorio e Siro

Architecture & Engineering · Porto

Renaissance style parish church in central Bologna

San Rocco, Lendinara

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lendinara

Monastery of Saint Nicholas, Horodok

Architecture & Engineering

Habsburg Spain founded

Empires & Countries · Madrid

Habsburg Spain was founded, with its capital at Madrid.

Regency of Algiers founded

Empires & Countries · Algiers

Regency of Algiers was founded, with its capital at Algiers.

Principality of Zeta dissolved

Empires & Countries · Shkodër

Principality of Zeta ceased to exist, having been centered at Shkodër.

Patani Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries

Patani Kingdom was founded.

Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro founded

Empires & Countries · Cetinje

Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro was founded, with its capital at Cetinje.