A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.[1]
1142
A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
1311
The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
1614
The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
1634
The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
1649
Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.