1561
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| Gregorian calendar | 1561 MDLXI | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2314 | 
| Armenian calendar | 1010 ԹՎ ՌԺ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6311 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1482–1483 | 
| Bengali calendar | 967–968 | 
| Berber calendar | 2511 | 
| English Regnal year | 3 Eliz. 1 – 4 Eliz. 1 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 2105 | 
| Burmese calendar | 923 | 
| Byzantine calendar | 7069–7070 | 
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 4258 or 4051 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 4259 or 4052 | 
| Coptic calendar | 1277–1278 | 
| Discordian calendar | 2727 | 
| Ethiopian calendar | 1553–1554 | 
| Hebrew calendar | 5321–5322 | 
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1617–1618 | 
| - Shaka Samvat | 1482–1483 | 
| - Kali Yuga | 4661–4662 | 
| Holocene calendar | 11561 | 
| Igbo calendar | 561–562 | 
| Iranian calendar | 939–940 | 
| Islamic calendar | 968–969 | 
| Japanese calendar | Eiroku 4 (永禄4年) | 
| Javanese calendar | 1480–1481 | 
| Julian calendar | 1561 MDLXI | 
| Korean calendar | 3894 | 
| Minguo calendar | 351 before ROC 民前351年 | 
| Nanakshahi calendar | 93 | 
| Thai solar calendar | 2103–2104 | 
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1687 or 1306 or 534 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 1688 or 1307 or 535 | 
Year 1561 (MDLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.