Editing December 16 (section)

===Pre-1600===
* [[714]] &ndash; [[Pepin of Herstal]], mayor of the [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian]] palace, dies at [[Jupille-sur-Meuse|Jupille]] (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson [[Theudoald]], while his widow [[Plectrude]] holds actual power in the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|last=David|first=Saul|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Warfare: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq|location=New York|publisher=DK Publishing|date=2009|isbn=9780756695484|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpRT7qBPDAwC|page=68}}</ref>
* [[755]] &ndash; [[An Lushan]] revolts against [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|Chancellor]] [[Yang Guozhong]] at [[Yanjing]], initiating the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] during the [[Tang dynasty]] of China.<ref>{{cite book|last=Beckwith|first=Christopher|title=The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great Power Among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs and Chinese During the Early Middle Ages|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=1993|isbn=9780691024691|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fF3sDwAAQBAJ|pages=142–143}}</ref>
*[[1431]] &ndash; [[Hundred Years' War]]: [[Henry VI of England]] is crowned [[King of France]] at [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]] in Paris.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grummitt |first1=David |title=Henry VI |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-48260-4 |page=79 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOcjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA79 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1497]] &ndash; [[Vasco da Gama]] passes the [[Great Fish River]] at the southern tip of [[Africa]], where [[Bartolomeu Dias]] had previously turned back to Portugal.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rich|first=Jeremy|chapter=Gama, Vasco da|title=Dictionary of African Biography. Vol. 2: Brath—Haile|editor-last1=Akyeampong|editor-first1=Emmanuel Kwaku|editor-last2=Gates|editor-first2=Henry Louis Jr. |location=New York City|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2012|isbn=9780195382075|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ|page=415}}</ref>
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[1575 Valdivia earthquake|An earthquake]] with an estimated magnitude of 8.5{{M|w}} strikes Valdivia, Chile.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lomnitz|first=Cinna|title=Major Earthquakes of Chile: A Historical Survey, 1535-1960|journal=Seismological Research Letters|date=May 2004|volume=75|issue=3|page=370|doi=10.1785/gssrl.75.3.368|bibcode=2004SeiRL..75..368L }}</ref>
*[[1598]] &ndash; [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592&ndash;98)|Seven-Year War]]: [[Battle of Noryang]]: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rucker|first=Spencer C.|chapter=Imjin War: 1582-1598|title=Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2015|isbn=9781610697859|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhGFCgAAQBAJ|page=159}}</ref>