Home›Events›Event Era (Year)›By Century›16th centuryBrowse By16th centuryThis dimension groups historical events by the specific year in which they occurred. Wikipedia notes that historians rely on "primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations," evidence that in most cases pins an event to one specific year. Browsing by event year lets a visitor compare events that happened at the same time.16th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)16th centuryFilter Results9 entriesEraAllThe Early Modern Period (9)ParticipantsAllAtahualpa (1)Ferdinand Magellan (1)Francisco Pizarro (1)Hernan Cortes (1)Martin Luther (1)Moctezuma II (1)Suleiman the Magnificent (1)Tokugawa Ieyasu (1)William the Silent (1)LocationAllAndes (1)Aztec Empire and the other tribal states (modern-day Mexico) (1)Panipat, present-day Haryana, India (1)The Kingdom of France (1)The Low Countries (Habsburg Netherlands) (1)Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Austria) (1)Worms, Holy Roman Empire (1)Event TypeAllCultural or Religious Event (1)Economic Event (1)Military Conflict (7)Group TreeAllEvents of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599 (8)Events of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, 1600 to 1788 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Diet of Worms16th centuryEighty Years' War16th centuryFrench Wars of Religion16th centuryMagellan Expedition16th centuryMughal Conquest of North India16th centurySiege of Vienna (1529)16th centurySpanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire16th centurySpanish Conquest of the Inca Empire16th centuryUnification of Japan16th centurySourcesSouth Sea Bubble (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Contains: The South Sea BubbleTulip Mania (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Contains: Tulip ManiaMagna Carta (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Contains: Magna CartaHong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)tier 1The National Archives (UK)Contains: Opium WarsView the SourceThe Corn Laws (The National Archives, UK)tier 1The National Archives (UK)Contains: Repeal of the Corn LawsView the SourceRuhrbesetzung, 11 Januar 1923 (Bundesarchiv)tier 1Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives)Contains: Weimar Republic HyperinflationView the SourceAsian Financial Crisis (Federal Reserve History)tier 1Federal Reserve HistoryContains: Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 to 1998View the SourceWhy Mexico Had No Choice but to Nationalize Banks (Christian Science Monitor, 1982)tier 2Christian Science MonitorContains: Latin American Debt CrisisView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.