AD 1565
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1530s 1540s 1550s – 1560s – 1570s 1580s 1590s |
| Years: | 1562 1563 1564 – 1565 – 1566 1567 1568 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1565 MDLXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2318 |
| Armenian calendar | 1014 ԹՎ ՌԺԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6315 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1486–1487 |
| Bengali calendar | 972 |
| Berber calendar | 2515 |
| English Regnal year | 7 Eliz. 1 – 8 Eliz. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2109 |
| Burmese calendar | 927 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7073–7074 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 4261 or 4201 — to — 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 4262 or 4202 |
| Coptic calendar | 1281–1282 |
| Discordian calendar | 2731 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1557–1558 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5325–5326 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1621–1622 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1486–1487 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4665–4666 |
| Holocene calendar | 11565 |
| Igbo calendar | 565–566 |
| Iranian calendar | 943–944 |
| Islamic calendar | 972–973 |
| Japanese calendar | Eiroku 8 (永禄８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1484–1485 |
| Julian calendar | 1565 MDLXV |
| Korean calendar | 3898 |
| Minguo calendar | 347 before ROC 民前347年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 97 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2107–2108 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 1691 or 1310 or 538 — to — 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1692 or 1311 or 539 |
1565 (MDLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1565th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 565th year of the 2nd millennium, the 65th year of the 16th century, and the 6th year of the 1560s decade. As of the start of 1565, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- March 1 – the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
- April 27 – Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
- May 18 – The Ottoman troops landed on the island of Malta. The Great Siege of Malta began.
- June 17 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
- August 28 – St. Augustine, Florida (named after St. Augustine), established. It is the oldest remaining European settlement in the United States.
- September 4 – Spanish fleet of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés lands on modern-day Florida to oust the French under Jean Ribault. He later destroys the French colony of Fort Caroline.
- September 8 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés settles in St. Augustine, Florida.
- September 8 – The Knights of Malta lift the Turkish Siege of Malta (siege started on May 18).