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=== October–December ===
* [[October 3]] – [[Battle of the Narrow Seas]]: An English fleet, joined by the Dutch, begins a pursuit of six Spanish [[galley]]s through the [[Strait of Dover]], and defeats them the next day.
* [[November 8]] – The [[Bodleian Library]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in England is opened.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=166–168|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[December 11]] – A surprise attack by forces under the command of [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]], and his brother-in-law, [[Philip III of Spain]], is repelled by the citizens of [[Geneva]] (this actually takes place after midnight, in the early morning of December 12, but commemorations/celebrations on [[L'Escalade|Fête de l'Escalade]] are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend).