What is 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.{{decadebox|156}} == Events == * In 1565 [[St. Augustine, Florida|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 of Spain|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 Region|Flemish]] [[painter]] * [[Vladimir of Staritsa]], [[Russia]]n prince [[Category:1560s| ]]