Major Events
- Jan 25 Battle at Talikota, India: Deccan sultanate destroys Vijayanagar's army and the last Hindu kingdom of Southern India
- Apr 27 First Spanish settlement in the Philippines founded at Cebu City
- Sep 8 1st permanent European settlement in the US founded at St. Augustine, Florida
- Dec 24 Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition
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Did You Know?
Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founds the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Who Died in 1565
- Jan 27 Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies
- Mar 17 Alexander Ales [Alesius], Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg, dies at 64
- May 14 Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist, dies at 81
- Jun 12 Adrianus Turnebus, French classical scholar, dies of tuberculosis at about 53
- Jun 17 Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1546-65), dies at 29
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Famous Weddings in 1565
- Jul 29 Mary, Queen of Scots (22) marries for the second time her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (19)
Elizabeth I
Philip II of Spain
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