1546 - December 19 – Trinity College, Cambridge, is founded by Henry VIII of England. - Michelangelo is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
1548 February 14 – Battle of Uedahara: Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan, and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo. April 1 – Sigismund II Augustus succeeds his father, Sigismund I the Old, as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. May 11 – Start of the great fire in Brielle. June – Ming Chinese naval forces commanded by Zhu Wan destroy the pirate haven of Shuangyu, frequented by Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese smugglers.
- The first tulip bulb is brought from Constantinople to the Netherlands (probable date). - Bairam Khan loses power in the Mughal Empire. - The Mongols invade and occupy Qinghai. - The great age of piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time.
1564 January 26 – Livonian War – Battle of Ula: A Lithuanian surprise attack results in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Russian forces. March 25 – Battle of Angol in Chile: Spanish Conquistador Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado defeats and kills the toqui Illangulién. June 22 – French settlers abandon Charlesfort, the first French attempt at colonizing what is now the United States, and establish Fort Caroline in Florida.
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- December 19 – Trinity College, Cambridge, is founded by Henry VIII of England.
- Michelangelo is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
February 14 – Battle of Uedahara: Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan, and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
April 1 – Sigismund II Augustus succeeds his father, Sigismund I the Old, as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
May 11 – Start of the great fire in Brielle.
June – Ming Chinese naval forces commanded by Zhu Wan destroy the pirate haven of Shuangyu, frequented by Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese smugglers.
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1549
- The first tulip bulb is brought from Constantinople to the Netherlands (probable date).
- Bairam Khan loses power in the Mughal Empire.
- The Mongols invade and occupy Qinghai.
- The great age of piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time.
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January 26 – Livonian War – Battle of Ula: A Lithuanian surprise attack results in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Russian forces.
March 25 – Battle of Angol in Chile: Spanish Conquistador Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado defeats and kills the toqui Illangulién.
June 22 – French settlers abandon Charlesfort, the first French attempt at colonizing what is now the United States, and establish Fort Caroline in Florida.
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