1580s

The 1580s started on 1 January 1580 and ended on 31 December 1589.

It is distinct from the decade known as the 159th decade which began on January 1, 1581 and ended on December 31, 1690.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1550s 1560s 1570s – 1580s – 1590s 1600s 1610s
Years:	1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• Khorasan Wars were fought between Abbas the Great and his father king Mohammed Khodabandeh in 1580
• The beginnings of the 'Golden Age' of Literature in England
• The Gregorian calendar is introduced in 1582.
• Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland as England's first overseas colony in 1583
• Francis Drake had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures.

Deaths

• Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)