What is 1580s?
The '''1580s''' was a decade that started on 1 January 1580 and ended on 31 December 1589. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''159th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1581. and ended on December 31, 1690.{{decadebox|158}} == Events == * [[Khorasan Wars (1580)|Khorasan Wars]] were fought between [[Abbas the Great]] and his father king [[Mohammed Khodabandeh]] in [[1580]] * The beginnings of the 'Golden Age' of Literature in [[England]] * Sir [[Humphrey Gilbert]] claims [[Newfoundland]] as England's first overseas colony in [[1583]] * [[Francis Drake]] had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures. == Deaths == * [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (b. [[1542]]) [[Category:1580s| ]]