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=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 20]] &ndash; (14th waxing of Kason 949 ME) [[Burmese–Siamese War (1584–1593)]]: Burma's siege of [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city)|Ayutthaya]] (now in [[Thailand]]), capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, fails after six months as the troops of Burma's King [[Nanda Bayin]] begin their withdrawal.<ref>''Maha Yazawin'' (2006) p. 97</ref>
* [[April 29]] &ndash; ''[[Singeing the King of Spain's Beard]]'': On an expedition against Spain, English [[privateer]] Sir [[Francis Drake]] leads a raid in the [[Bay of Cádiz]], sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.
* [[May 8]] &ndash; The second expedition to establish an English colony at [[Roanoke Island]] in North America departs from England with two ships, supplies, and 121 people under the command of John White.<ref>David B. Quinn, ''Set Fair for Roanoke: Voyages and Colonies, 1584–1606'' (University of North Carolina Press) pp268-269</ref>
* [[May 19]] &ndash; [[John Davis (explorer)|John Davis]] sets out from [[Dartmouth, Devon]], for a third attempt to find the [[Northwest Passage]].
* [[June 11]] &ndash; (Tensho 15, 6th day of 5th month); Most of [[Kyushu]] is surrendered to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] by Yoshihisa Shimazu, 32 days after Hideyoshi's [[siege of Kagoshima]] began (on the 3rd day of the 4th month). Hideyoshi follows on July 24 (19th day of the 6th month of Tensho 15) with an order banishing all European Christian missionaries from the province.
* [[June 20]] &ndash; [[Pope Gabriel VIII of Alexandria|Gabriel VIII]] becomes the new Pontiff of the Coptic Christian Church in Egypt, being enthroned as Pope Gabriel VIII and filling a vacancy that had existed for nine months since the death of Pope John XIV of Alexandria. Gabriel will reign until his death on May 14, 1603.