Editing July 21 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[356 BC]] &ndash; The [[Temple of Artemis]] in [[Ephesus]], one of the [[Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World]], is destroyed by [[arson]].
* [[230]] &ndash; [[Pope Pontian]] succeeds [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]] as the eighteenth [[pope]]. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.
* [[285]] &ndash; [[Diocletian]] appoints [[Maximian]] as [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] and co-ruler.
*[[AD 365|365]] &ndash; The [[365 Crete earthquake]] affected the Greek island of Crete with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), causing a destructive tsunami that affects the coasts of Libya and Egypt, especially [[Alexandria]]. Many thousands are killed.
* [[905]] &ndash; King [[Berengar I of Italy]] and a hired [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarian]] army defeats the [[Francia|Frankish]] forces at [[Verona]]. King [[Louis the Blind|Louis III]] is captured and blinded for breaking his oath (see [[902]]).<ref>Previté Orton, p. 337. The ''Gest Berengarii'' and [[Constantine Porphyrogenitus]]' ''[[De Administrando Imperio|De administrando imperio]]'' both show Berengar as declaiming responsibility for Louis's blinding.</ref>
*[[1242]] &ndash; [[Battle of Taillebourg]]: [[Louis IX of France]] puts an end to the revolt of his vassals [[Henry III of England]] and [[Hugh X of Lusignan]].
*[[1403]] &ndash; [[Battle of Shrewsbury]]: King [[Henry IV of England]] defeats rebels to the north of the county town of [[Shropshire]], England.
*[[1545]] &ndash; The first landing of French troops on the coast of the [[Isle of Wight]] during the [[French invasion of the Isle of Wight]].
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Eighty Years' War]]: [[Battle of Jemmingen]]: [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva]] defeats [[Louis of Nassau]].