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Who Was Alive in 1565

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1565

Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the MagnificentAge 71
1494–1566 · Politics & Leadership
Longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth IAge 32
1533–1603 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of England, the Elizabethan era
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis DrakeAge about 25
1540–1596 · Exploration
English sea captain, circumnavigator
Akbar the Great
Akbar the GreatAge 23
1542–1605 · Politics & Leadership
Mughal emperor who unified India
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa IeyasuAge 22
1543–1616 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
Tycho Brahe
Tycho BraheAge 19
1546–1601 · Science & Invention
Astronomer of precise naked-eye observations
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de CervantesAge 18
1547–1616 · Literature
Author of Don Quixote
Francis Bacon
Francis BaconAge 4
1561–1626 · Philosophy & Thought
Philosopher of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 1
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareAge 1
1564–1616 · Literature
Greatest playwright in the English language

Also Died in 1565

1499–1565 · died December 9
Head of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565
1516–1565 · died December 13
Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)
1522–1565 · died October 5
Italian mathematician (1522–1565)
1485–1565 · died June 23
Ottoman corsair, naval commander, and governor (1485–1565)

Sources

  1. 1565 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Suleiman the Magnificent — Wikipedia
  3. Elizabeth I — Wikipedia
  4. Francis Drake — Wikipedia
  5. Akbar — Wikipedia
  6. Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
  7. Tycho Brahe — Wikipedia
  8. Miguel de Cervantes — Wikipedia
  9. Francis Bacon — Wikipedia
  10. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  11. William Shakespeare — Wikipedia
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