Editing September 8 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*  [[AD 70|70]] &ndash; After the capture of [[Herod's Palace (Jerusalem)|Herod's Palace]] the previous day, a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army under [[Titus]] [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|secures and plunders]] the city of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spence C.|title=Great Sieges in World History: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2021|isbn=9781440868023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwPHEAAAQBAJ|page=26}}</ref>
* [[617]] &ndash; [[Battle of Huoyi]]: [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Li Yuan]] defeats a [[Sui dynasty]] army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital [[Chang'an]] and the eventual establishment of the [[Tang dynasty]].
*[[1100]] &ndash; Election of [[Antipope Theodoric]].
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Philip of Swabia]], Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans)
*[[1253]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent IV]] canonises [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]], killed by King [[Bolesław II the Generous|Bolesław II]].
*[[1264]] &ndash; The [[Statute of Kalisz]], guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving ''[[Beth din|battei din]]'' jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by [[Bolesław the Pious]], Duke of Greater Poland.
*[[1276]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXI]] is elected Pope.
*[[1331]] &ndash; [[Stefan Dušan]] declares himself king of Serbia.
*[[1334]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Adramyttion (1334)|Battle of Adramyttion]] begins in which a [[Holy League (1332)|Christian naval league]] defeats a Turkish fleet in several encounters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carr |first1=Mike |title=Merchant Crusaders in the Aegean, 1291–1352 |date=2015 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-1-84383-990-3 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vAU3CwAAQBAJ |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1380]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kulikovo]]: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
*[[1504]] &ndash; Michelangelo's [[David (Michelangelo)|''David'']] is unveiled in [[Piazza della Signoria]] in Florence.
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[Battle of Orsha]]: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.
*[[1522]] &ndash; [[Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation]]: [[Victoria (ship)|''Victoria'']] arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[St. Augustine, Florida]] is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]].