Editing April 14 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[43 BC]] &ndash; Legions loyal to the [[Roman Senate]], commanded by [[Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus|Gaius Pansa]], defeat the forces of [[Mark Antony]] in the [[Battle of Forum Gallorum]].{{sfn|Cicero|loc=''Phil.'' XIV, 37}}
*[[AD 69|69]] &ndash; [[Vitellius]], commanding [[Rhine]]-based armies, defeats Roman emperor [[Otho]] in the [[Battle of Bedriacum#First Battle of Bedriacum|First Battle of Bedriacum]] to take power over [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite book|author=E. T. Salmon|title=A History of the Roman World: From 30 BC to AD 138|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQ6AAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA204|date=21 August 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-96341-6|pages=204}}</ref>
* [[966]] &ndash; Following his marriage to the Christian [[Doubravka of Bohemia]], the [[paganism|pagan]] ruler of the [[Polans (western)|Polans]], [[Mieszko I|Mieszko&nbsp;I]], [[Christianization of Poland#Baptism|converts to Christianity]], an event considered to be the [[History of Poland during the Piast dynasty|founding of the Polish state]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Radio Free Europe|author2=Radio Free Europe. Research and Analysis Department|title=The Pope in Poland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FQ1pAAAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Radio Free Europe Research|page=97}}</ref>
* [[972]] &ndash; [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]], Co-[[Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], marries Byzantine princess [[Theophanu]]. She is crowned empress by Pope [[Pope John XIII|John XIII]] in Rome the same day.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leyser|first=Karl|title=Communications and Power in Medieval Europe: The Carolingian and Ottoman Centuries|editor-last=Reuter|editor-first=Timothy|location=London|publisher=Hambledon Press|date=1994|isbn=9781852850135|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=efy4NAcXOSkC|page=156}}</ref>
*[[1395]] &ndash; [[Tokhtamysh–Timur war]]: At the [[Battle of the Terek River]], [[Timur]] defeats the army of the [[Golden Horde]], beginning the khanate's permanent military decline.<ref>{{cite book|last=Buell|first=Paul D.|title=Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2018|isbn=9781538111369|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y38YAwAAQBAJ|page=265}}</ref>
*[[1471]] &ndash; In England, the [[House of York|Yorkists]] under [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] defeat the [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrians]] under the [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Earl of Warwick]] at the [[Battle of Barnet]]; the Earl is killed and Edward resumes the throne.<ref>{{cite book|author=William Seymour|title=Battles in Britain and Their Political Background: 1066-1547|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HdOAQAAIAAJ|year=1975|publisher=Hippocrene Books|isbn=978-0-88254-370-3|page=5}}</ref>
*[[1561]] &ndash; A [[1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg|celestial phenomenon]] is reported over [[Nuremberg]], described as an aerial battle.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Frank Johnson|title=Nuremburg 1561 UFO "Battle" Debunked|url=http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/nuremburg-ufo-battle-debunked/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214172708/http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/nuremburg-ufo-battle-debunked/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2012|website=Ancient Aliens Debunked|access-date=26 January 2017|date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>