Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
435
Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
908
Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
1031
Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
1057
Frederick of Lorraine elected as Pope Stephen IX.
1342
The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
1492
Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1527
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1601
Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.