1560s
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| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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| 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 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
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