Editing August 27 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[410]] &ndash; The [[Sack of Rome (410)|sacking]] of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] by the [[Visigoths]] ends after three days.
*[[1172]] &ndash; [[Henry the Young King]] and [[Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary|Margaret of France]] are crowned junior king and queen of England.
*[[1232]] &ndash; [[Shikken]] [[Hojo Yasutoki]] of the [[Kamakura shogunate]] promulgates the [[Goseibai Shikimoku]], the first [[Law of Japan|Japanese legal code]] governing the ''[[samurai]]'' class.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Azuma Kagami (Hōjōbon) |at=Scroll 28 |language=ja}} For date conversion, see {{Cite book |last=Zhang |first=Peiyu |title=三千五百年历日天象 |publisher=Elephant Press |year=1997 |language=zh}}</ref>
*[[1353]] &ndash; [[War of the Straits]] and [[Sardinian–Aragonese war]]: The [[Battle of Alghero]] results in a crushing victory of the allied Aragonese and Venetian fleet over the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured.<ref>{{cite book | last = Musarra | first = Antonio | title = Il Grifo e il Leone: Genova e Venezia in lotta per il Mediterraneo | year = 2020 | publisher = Editori Laterza | location = Bari and Rome | isbn = 978-88-581-4072-7 | language = Italian | pages=237–238 }}</ref>
*[[1557]] &ndash; The [[Battle of St. Quentin (1557)|Battle of St. Quentin]] results in [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy|Emmanuel Philibert]] becoming Duke of Savoy.
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Pierre Barrière]] failed an attempt to assassinate [[Henry IV of France]].
*[[1597]] &ndash; [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)#Chongyu War: Japanese second invasion (1597–1598)|Jeongyu War]]: [[Battle of Chilcheollyang]]: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys [[Joseon dynasty|Joseon]] commander [[Won Gyun]]'s fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hawley |first=Samuel |title=The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China |publisher=Conquistador Press |year=2014 |isbn=9780992078621 |edition=2nd |pages=488–491 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Ishida Mitsunari]]'s Western Army commences the [[Siege of Fushimi Castle]], which is lightly defended by a much smaller [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] garrison led by [[Torii Mototada]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bryant |first=Anthony J. |title=Sekigahara 1600: The Final Struggle For Power |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] |year=1995 |isbn=9781855323957 |location=Oxford, UK |page=38 |language=en}}</ref>