1562
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| Gregorian calendar | 1562 MDLXII | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2315 | 
| Armenian calendar | 1011 ԹՎ ՌԺԱ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6312 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1483–1484 | 
| Bengali calendar | 968–969 | 
| Berber calendar | 2512 | 
| English Regnal year | 4 Eliz. 1 – 5 Eliz. 1 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 2106 | 
| Burmese calendar | 924 | 
| Byzantine calendar | 7070–7071 | 
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 4259 or 4052 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 4260 or 4053 | 
| Coptic calendar | 1278–1279 | 
| Discordian calendar | 2728 | 
| Ethiopian calendar | 1554–1555 | 
| Hebrew calendar | 5322–5323 | 
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1618–1619 | 
| - Shaka Samvat | 1483–1484 | 
| - Kali Yuga | 4662–4663 | 
| Holocene calendar | 11562 | 
| Igbo calendar | 562–563 | 
| Iranian calendar | 940–941 | 
| Islamic calendar | 969–970 | 
| Japanese calendar | Eiroku 5 (永禄5年) | 
| Javanese calendar | 1481–1482 | 
| Julian calendar | 1562 MDLXII | 
| Korean calendar | 3895 | 
| Minguo calendar | 350 before ROC 民前350年 | 
| Nanakshahi calendar | 94 | 
| Thai solar calendar | 2104–2105 | 
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 1688 or 1307 or 535 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 1689 or 1308 or 536 | 
Year 1562 (MDLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.