Editing 1564 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 10]] &ndash; [[Lucrezia Di Siena]], the first well-known female actress in Europe, begins her career by signing a contract with the Commedia dell'arte theatre company in Rome.
* [[October 23]] &ndash; King [[Bayinnaung]] of Burma leads 64,000 men, 3,600 horses and 330 elephants on an invasion of the [[Lan Na]] kingdom (now part of [[Laos]].<ref name=Yazawin>Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 276–278</ref>
* [[October 30]] &ndash; The Duchy of [[Savoy]] signs the Treaty of Lausanne with the Swiss [[canton of Bern]] and relinquishes all claims to the canton of [[Vaud]]. 
* [[November 21]] &ndash; Spanish Conquistador [[Miguel López de Legazpi]] sails from [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schreurs |first1=Peter |title=Caraga Antigua, 1521-1910: The Hispanization and Christianization of Agusan, Surigao, and East Davao |date=2000 |publisher=Republic of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, National Historical Institute |isbn=978-971-538-114-7 |page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RsUuAQAAIAAJ&q=Miguel+L%C3%B3pez+de+Legazpi+mexico+%2221+november+1564%22 |access-date=9 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Later, he will conquer the [[Philippine Islands]], founding [[Manila]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=HALSTEAD |first1=MURAT |title=THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES |date=1898 |publisher=Our Possessions Publishing Company |page=269 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lIQcwt7g2wkC&dq=Miguel+L%C3%B3pez+de+Legazpi+founded+manila&pg=PA269 |access-date=9 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[November 25]] &ndash; When four divisions of the Burmese Army arrive at [[Lamphun]], {{convert|12.5|mi}} from [[Chiang Mai]], Chiang Mai's defenses flee the city.<ref name=Yazawin/> Bayinnaung spares the life of King Mekuti of Lan Na, and then spends next four months administering the annexed territory. 
* [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Ivan the Terrible]], Tsar of all the Russias, sends his government a letter of abdication, ostensibly because of embezzlement and treason by the aristocracy and the clergy.<ref>Isabel de Madariaga, ''Ivan the Terrible, First Tsar of Russia'' (Yale University Press, 2005) pp. 176–178</ref> Ivan leaves [[Moscow]] and moves to the city of [[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast|Alexandrovskaya Sloboda]], taking with him the relics of the palace and most of his royal court, until being persuaded to return in February on the promise that he will have absolute power.
* [[December 7]] &ndash; King [[Charles IX of France]] agrees to the terms of a treaty with the cantons of Switzerland, agreeing for French payment of debts owed to the Swiss for loans made to Charles's father, [[Henry II of France|King Henri II]].<ref>James Thompson, ''The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II'' (Chicago University Press, 1909) pp.241-242</ref>