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=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 1]] &ndash; The Jews of [[Mogilev]], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, are attacked during [[Tashlikh]].
* [[November 8]] &ndash; The [[Shunzhi Emperor]], the second emperor of the [[Qing dynasty]], is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the [[Ming dynasty]] as the first Qing emperor to rule over [[China proper]].
* [[November 23]]
** [[Battle of Jüterbog]] (December 3 [[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]): [[Sweden]]'s forces defeat those of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
** ''[[Areopagitica]]'', an appeal for freedom of speech written by [[John Milton]], is published in London.
* [[November]] &ndash; The [[Castle of Elvas]] in Portugal resists a 9-day siege by the Spanish during the [[Portuguese Restoration War]].
* [[December 8]] (December 18 [[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]) &ndash; As [[Christina, Queen of Sweden|Christina]] comes of age, she is made ruling queen of Sweden.
* [[December]] &ndash; [[Black Death|Bubonic plague]] breaks out in [[Edinburgh]] (Scotland).