Editing October 17 (section)

===Pre-1600===
* [[690]] &ndash; Empress [[Wu Zetian]] establishes the [[Zhou dynasty (690–705)|Zhou Dynasty]] of China.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Uwitchett |first1=Denis |title=Chen gui and Other Works Attributed to Empress Wu Zetian. |page=20 |url=https://www2.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/file/1471iwFGrCg.pdf}}</ref>
*[[1091]] &ndash; [[London tornado of 1091]]: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
*[[1346]] &ndash; The English capture [[David II of Scotland|King David II of Scotland]] at [[Battle of Neville's Cross|Neville's Cross]] and imprison him for eleven years.
*[[1448]] &ndash; An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the [[Battle of Kosovo (1448)|Second Battle of Kosovo]].
*[[1456]] &ndash; The [[University of Greifswald]] is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
*[[1534]] &ndash; [[Affair of the Placards|Anti-Catholic posters]] appear in Paris and other cities supporting [[Huldrych Zwingli]]'s position on the Mass.
*[[1558]] &ndash; [[Poczta Polska]], the Polish postal service, is founded.