1560s

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1530s 1540s 1550s - 1560s - 1570s 1580s 1590s

Years: 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569

Events and Trends

• In 1564 William Shakespeare was born.

• In 1565 St. Augustine is founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28. The city is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States.

See also: 1560s, 1530s, 1540s, 1550s, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565