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===Pre-1600===
* [[250]] &ndash; [[Pope Fabian]] is martyred during the [[Decian persecution]].<ref>{{Catholic Encyclopedia |wstitle=Pope St. Fabian |volume=5 |inline=yes |prescript=}}</ref>
*[[1156]] &ndash; Finnish peasant [[Lalli]] kills English clergyman [[Henry (bishop of Finland)|Henry]], the [[Bishop of Turku]], on the ice of [[Köyliönjärvi|Lake Köyliö]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.henrikinvaellus.fi/history-and-significance|title=History and significance of St Henry|work=Pyhän Henrikin Pyhiinvellusyhdistys ry|access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swedishfinnhistoricalsociety.org/abo-cathedral/|title=Åbo Cathedral|work=Swedish Finn Historical Society|date=19 April 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1265]] &ndash; The [[Simon de Montfort's Parliament|first English parliament]] to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the [[Palace of Westminster]], now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/simondemontfort/demontfortparliament/|title=Simon De Montfort's parliament|website=UK Parliament|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1320]] &ndash; Duke [[Wladyslaw Lokietek]] becomes [[History of Poland during the Piast dynasty#Late Piast dynasty and reunification|king of Poland]].
*[[1356]] &ndash; [[Edward Balliol]] surrenders his claim to the [[List of Scottish monarchs#House of Balliol (1292–96)|Scottish throne]] to [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] in exchange for an English pension.
*[[1401]] &ndash; The [[Taula de canvi de Barcelona|Taula de canvi]] (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank,<ref name=Bindseil>{{cite book|author=Ulrich Bindseil|title=Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2019}}</ref> began operations inside [[Barcelona]]'s [[Llotja de Barcelona|Llotja de Mar]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sánchez Sarto |first1=Manuel |title=Les Banques publiques en Espagne jusqu'à 1815. ''In Johannes Gerard van Dillen (ed.).'' History of the Principal Public Banks. |date=1964 |publisher=Frank Cass |page=3}}</ref>
*[[1523]] &ndash; [[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]] is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567)|Battle of Rio de Janeiro]]: [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] forces under the command of [[Estácio de Sá]] definitively drive the French out of [[Rio de Janeiro]].
*[[1576]] &ndash; The Mexican city of [[León, Guanajuato|León]] is founded by order of the viceroy Don [[Martín Enríquez de Almanza]].