Important Historical Events of the year 1565, Year 1565 in History

List of 1565 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1565

What happened in the year 1565?

Date Event
April 27, 1565 Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
May 18, 1565 The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
June 17, 1565 Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
June 23, 1565 Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
July 29, 1565 The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
August 28, 1565 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
September 8, 1565 St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
September 8, 1565 The Knights of Malta lift the Ottoman siege of Malta that began on May 18.
September 11, 1565 Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
October 18, 1565 Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West.