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Year 1516 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June. January – Juan Díaz de Solís is said to have discovered the Río de la Plata (in future Argentina), although there was likely an expedition earlier in 1511-1512 by João de Lisboa and Estevão de Fróis.
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as " Bloody Mary " by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse ...
- July 1553 –, 17 November 1558
- Catherine of Aragon
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Utopia (Latin: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, "A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516.
October 28 – Battle of Yaunis Khan ( Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17) ): Ottoman forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mamluks near Gaza. December 4 – Treaty of Brussels: Peace is declared between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. c. December – Thomas More 's most famous work, Utopia, completed this year, is ...
The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science.
1516 Bavarian law. The most influential predecessor of the modern Reinheitsgebot was a law first adopted in the Duchy of Bavaria-Munich in 1487. After Bavaria was reunited, the Munich law was adopted across the entirety of Bavaria on 23 April 1516.
