Year by year · 16th century
1565
1565 in world history: 7 events, 6 births, 10 deaths, 1 work, 4 states founded and 2 that came to an end. 1,000 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Pedro Menéndez sights Florida and names it for St Augustine
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sighted the Florida coast on the feast of St Augustine and gave the saint's name to the harbour. He founded the settlement on 8 September; it is the oldest continuously occupied European city in the US.
The Ottomans abandon the Great Siege of Malta
After nearly four months, the Ottoman army withdrew from Malta, defeated by the Knights of St John under Jean de Valette. The new capital, Valletta, was named after him.
Battle
Battle of Talikota
The Battle of Talikota was fought in January 1565 in the northern Deccan between the Vijayanagara Empire and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda and Bidar.
In the profiles
New SpainThe Manila galleon route links Acapulco with the Philippines
Tsardom of RussiaIvan IV creates the oprichnina
Vijayanagara EmpireThe Deccan sultanates defeat Vijayanagara at Talikota and sack the capital
Bijapur SultanateBijapur and its allies defeat Vijayanagara at the Battle of Talikota
Born in 1565 6
Died in 1565 10
Works 1
States founded 4
States that came to an end 2
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