16th century

The 16th century was defined by the calendar of Earth as occurring from the year 1501 through the year 1600.

Events

 * Bajoran explorers build solar-sail spacecraft to explore their star system.


 * The T-Rogorans conquer the Skrreea. They kill most of the Skrreean leaders, and force the rest of the population to work as laborers and servants.


 * According to Q, in this century, Humans are fighting each other over "tribal god images".


 * 1538: Autopsy reports relevant to duels over a woman going as far back as this year are later included in The Doctor's database.


 * 1588: An attempted Spanish invasion of England is thwarted.


 * 1590: In western Europe, early experiments with the optical microscope are made. Sketchbooks and other forms of art of the time record early observations of a more or less scientific nature, as seen during Janeway's Leonardo da Vinci holodeck program.