Editing August 1 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[30 BC]] &ndash; [[Augustus|Octavian]] (later known as Augustus) enters [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], bringing it under the control of the [[Roman Republic]].
*[[AD 69]] &ndash; [[Revolt of the Batavi|Batavian rebellion]]: The [[Batavi (Germanic tribe)|Batavians]] in [[Germania Inferior]] (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of [[Gaius Julius Civilis]].
* [[527]] &ndash; [[Justinian I]] becomes the sole ruler of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[607]] &ndash; [[Ono no Imoko]] is dispatched as envoy to the [[Sui dynasty|Sui]] court in China (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: July 3, 607).
* [[902]] &ndash; [[Taormina]], the last Byzantine stronghold in [[Sicily]], is [[Siege of Taormina (902)|captured]] by the [[Aghlabid]] army, concluding the [[Muslim conquest of Sicily]].<ref>{{Byzance et les Arabes|volume=2.1|pages=145–147}}</ref>
*[[1203]] &ndash; [[Isaac II Angelos]], restored [[Byzantine Emperor]], declares his son [[Alexios IV Angelos]] co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the [[Fourth Crusade]].
*[[1291]] &ndash; The [[Old Swiss Confederacy]] is formed with the signature of the [[Federal Charter of 1291|Federal Charter]].
*[[1469]] &ndash; [[Louis XI of France]] founds the [[chivalric order]] called the [[Order of Saint Michael]] in [[Amboise]].
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] becomes the first European to visit what is now [[Venezuela]].
*[[1571]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–73)#Ottoman conquest of Cyprus|Ottoman conquest of Cyprus]] is concluded, by the surrender of [[Famagusta]].