1560s

The 1560s was a decade that started on 1 January 1560 and ended on 31 December 1569.

It is distinct from the decade known as the 157th decade which began on January 1, 1561 and ended on December 31, 1570.

 Events 
 In 1565 St. Augustine is founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28 in modern-day Florida. The city is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States.
 In 1569, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is founded.
 Start of Eighty Years' War. 

 World leaders 
 Queen Elizabeth I in England
 Philip II, King of Spain

 Births 
 William Shakespeare, British writer
 Karl I of Liechtenstein, first Prince of Liechtenstein
 Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India 

 Deaths 
 Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter
 Vladimir of Staritsa, Russian prince