Historical Events In 1565

Jan 25   Battle at Talikota India Moslems destroy Vijayanagar's army.   

Jan 25   Battle at Talikota India: Moslems destroy Vijayanagar's army   

Jan 27   Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies   

Mar 01   Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founds the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   

Mar 17   Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64   

Apr 27   1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms   

Apr 27   inaugural Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms.   

May 14   Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies.   

May 15   Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam.   

Jun 14   Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism.   

Jun 17   Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru   

Jun 23   Turgut Reis (Dragut), commander of the Ottoman Navy, dies during the Siege of Malta   

Jul 29   Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.   

Aug 28   Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established.   

Sep 08   1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida).   

Sep 08   The inaugural permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida).   

Sep 08   Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of St John   

Sep 20   Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Fla and massacre the French.   

Sep 28   Alessandro Tassoni, Modena Italy, political writer (Rape of Bucket).   

Nov 10   Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex/cousin/lover of Elizabeth I.   

Nov 13   King Philip II's "Letters out Segovia" reaches Brussels.   

Dec 09   Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66.   

Dec 13   Konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49.   

Dec 18   Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62   

Dec 24   Compromise of the Nobles closes against inquisition.   

Apr 02   Cornelis de houtman: Dutch explorer   

May 15   Henrick de keyser: Architect/master builder of amsterdam   

Sep 28   Alessandro tassoni: Modena italy, political writer (rape of bucket)   

Nov 10   Laurentius paulinus gothus: Swedish theologian and astronomer    

Jan 27   Robrecht de berghes: Prince-bishop of liege (1557-64),    

Mar 17   Alexander alesius: [aless/alane], scottish theologist/physician,    

May 14   Nicolaus von amsdorf: German reform theologist,    

Jun 12   Adrianus turnebus: French classical scholar (b. 1512)   

Jun 17   Ashikaga yoshiteru: Japanese shogun (b. 1536)   

Oct 05   Lodovico ferrari: Italian mathematician (b. 1522)   

Oct 12   Jean ribault: French explorer and colonizer (b. 1520)   

Oct 14   Thomas chaloner: English statesman and poet (b. 1521)