11 notable events from 1586 — wars, earthquakes and massacres.
- Babington Plot
1586 · Murder & homicide
- 1586 Tenshō earthquake
Jan 18, 1586 · Japan · Earthquake
- Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586)
Feb 9, 1586–Feb 11, 1586 · Colombia · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)
Jan 1, 1586 · Dominican Republic · War & armed conflict
- Raid on St. Augustine
May 27, 1586–May 29, 1586 · United States · War & armed conflict
- 1586 Lima–Callao earthquake
Jul 9, 1586 · Peru · Earthquake
- Destruction of Neuss
Jul 26, 1586 · Germany · War & armed conflict
- Sack of Lanzarote (1586)
Jul 1586–Aug 26, 1586 · Spain · Massacre
- Murder of Hugh Montgomerie
Jan 1, 1586 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Junkersdorf massacre
Jul 3, 1586 · Germany · Massacre
- 1586 Poznań flood
Apr 1586 · Natural disaster