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Jan 1, 1453
ottomans capture constantinople
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Jan 1, 1488
Dias rounds cape of good hope
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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus/Reconquista of spain
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Jan 1, 1502
1st African slaves to America
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther/Protestant Reformation
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Jan 1, 1519
start of Cortez conquering the aztecs
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Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquered the aztecs
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Jan 1, 1529
1st unsuccessful ottoman siege of vienna
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Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro topples the Inca
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Jan 1, 1545
Discovery of silver at Potosi
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Jan 1, 1571
battle of Lepanto
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Jan 1, 1571
1st Manila Galleon
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Spanish Armada
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battle of Sekigahara
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foundation of Jamestown
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start of 30 years of war
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start of Qing Dynasty
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end of 30 years war
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cape town colony founded
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2nd unsuccessful ottoman siege of vienna