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===Pre-1600===
*[[32nd century BC|3114 BC]] &ndash; The [[Mesoamerican Long Count calendar]], used by several [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Mesoamerica]]n civilizations, notably the [[Maya civilization|Maya]], begins.
*[[25th century BC|2492 BC]] &ndash; Traditional date of the defeat of [[Bel (mythology)|Bel]] by [[Hayk]], progenitor and founder of the [[Armenians|Armenian]] nation.
*[[AD 106|106]] &ndash; The south-western part of [[Dacia]] (modern [[Romania]]) becomes a [[Roman province]]: [[Roman Dacia]].
*[[AD 117|117]] &ndash; [[Hadrian]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor]], two days after [[Trajan]]'s death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hadrian |title=Biography of Hadrian - Britannica |date=11 March 2024 | access-date=28 March 2024 }}</ref>
* [[355]] &ndash; [[Claudius Silvanus]], accused of treason, proclaims himself [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]] against [[Constantius II]].
* [[490]] &ndash; Battle of Adda: The [[Goths]] under [[Theodoric the Great]] and his ally [[Alaric II]] defeat the forces of [[Odoacer]] on the [[Adda River, Italy|Adda River]], near [[Milan]].
* [[923]] &ndash; The [[Qarmatians]] of [[Bahrayn (historical region)|Bahrayn]] [[Sack of Basra (923)|capture and pillage]] the city of [[Basra]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | authorlink = Heinz Halm | title = Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = German | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 3-406-35497-1 | page =226}}</ref>
*[[1315]] &ndash; The [[Great Famine of 1315–1317|Great Famine of Europe]] becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-famine-1315-to-1317.html |title=Edward II: The Great Famine, 1315 to 1317 |work=Edward II |first=Kathryn |last=Warner |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708034436/http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-famine-1315-to-1317.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=live |date=28 January 2009 }}</ref>
*[[1332]] &ndash; [[Wars of Scottish Independence]]: [[Battle of Dupplin Moor]]: Scots under [[Domhnall II, Earl of Mar]] are routed by [[Edward Balliol]].
*[[1473]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Otlukbeli]]: [[Mehmed the Conqueror]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] decisively defeats [[Uzun Hassan]] of [[Aq Qoyunlu]].
*[[1492]] &ndash; Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name [[Pope Alexander VI]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Norwich |first=John Julius |title=Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |year=2012 |location=United States}}</ref>