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c. 1600 BC: The creation of one of the oldest surviving astronomical documents, a copy of which was found in the Babylonian library of Ashurbanipal: a 21-year record of the appearances of Venus (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna): Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa. c. 1600 BC: The date of the earliest discovered rubber balls.
- 17th Century BC
The 17th century BC was the century that lasted from 1700 BC...
- 1590S BC
ca. 1595 BC—Mursili I, king of the Hittites, sacks Babylon....
- 17th Century BC
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). [2]
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2.5 16th century. 2.6 15th century. ... List of years. 47 languages. ... 8th century BC For these years and earlier, see List of ...
The 15th century BC was the century that lasted from 1500 BC to 1401 BC. Map of the Near East in 1450 BCE. Events. Statue of Thutmosis III at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. 1504 BC – 1492 BC: Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant. [1] 1500 BC – 1400 BC: The Battle of the Ten Kings took place around this time. [2]
History of Canada. The 16th century in Canada saw the first contacts, since the Norsemen 500 years earlier, between the indigenous peoples in Canada living near the Atlantic coast and European fishermen, whalers, traders, and explorers. Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the subsequent voyage to the land ...
Jan 9, 2023 · 1504: Sebastian Cabot, John Cabot’s son, with a party of two ships, sailed from Bristol to North America and returned with fish from that region. He set a new expedition in 1508, but his crew mutinied, leaving his trip unfinished. 1506: Jean Denys visited Newfoundland while making a fishing trip and became the first known French to visit Canada.
