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=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 15]] &ndash; In [[Arnhem]] in the Netherlands, the [[siege of IJsseloord]] is completed after nine days as English and Dutch forces recapture the city from Spanish occupiers.<ref>J.D. Tracey, ''The Founding of the Dutch Republic: War, Finance, and Politics in Holland 1572–1588'' (Oxford University Press, 2008) p.22</ref>
* [[November 18]] &ndash; In Mexico City, [[Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, 1st Marquess of Villamanrique|Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga]] becomes [[List of viceroys of New Spain|Viceroy of New Spain]] after being appointed by King [[Philip II of Spain]].<ref>[https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/12813/alvaro-manrique-y-zuniga "Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga"], by María Vicens Hualde, in ''Diccionario Biografica de España'' (Real Academia de la Historia, 2001)</ref>
* [[November 27]] &ndash; A 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, and serves a [[foreshock]] and a trigger to [[1586 Tenshō earthquake|a deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake on January 18]] that will kill 8,000 people. 
* [[November 28]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: The [[Santiago, Cape Verde|island of Santiago]] in [[Cape Verde]] is [[Capture of Santiago (1585)|captured]] by [[Francis Drake]].
* [[December 1]] &ndash; [[Hadim Mesih Pasha]] is appointed the new [[Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] by Sultan [[Murad III]].<ref>Gülru Necipoğlu, ''The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire'' (Reaktion Books, 2005) p.403</ref> 
* [[December 20]] &ndash; Enraged by the disrespect shown to him by [[Yousuf Shah Chak]], the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]], [[Akbar]], orders the invasion of [[Kashmir]] with 5,000 men.<ref>Ḥaydar Malik Chādūrah, ''History of Kashmir'' (Bhavna Prakashan, 1991) p. 187</ref>