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{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === *[[285]] &ndash; [[Diocletian]] appoints [[Maximian]] as his Roman co–ruler. *[[306]] &ndash; [[Constantine the Great|Constantine I]] is elected Emperor by his troops. *[[315]] &ndash; The [[Arch of Constantine]] is completed near the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]]. *[[864]] &ndash; The [[Edict]] of [[Pistres]] of [[Charles the Bald]] orders defensive measures against the [[Viking]]s *[[1261]] &ndash; The city of [[Constantinople]] is recaptured by [[Nicaea]]n forces under the command of [[Alexios Strategopoulos]], re–establishing the [[Byzantine Empire]]. *[[1278]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Algeciras]] results in a victory for the [[Emirate]] of [[Granada]]. *[[1467]] &ndash; [[Battle of Molinella]]: First [[battle]] in [[Italy]] in which [[gun]]s are used extensively. *[[1536]] &ndash; [[Sebastian de Belalcazar]] founds the city of [[Santiago de Cali]] in [[Colombia]] in his search for [[El Dorado]]. *[[1538]] &ndash; The city of [[Guayaquil]] in present–day [[Ecuador]] is founded. *[[1547]] &ndash; King [[Henry II of France]] is crowned. *[[1554]] &ndash; [[Mary I of England]] marries [[Philip II of Spain]]. *[[1567]] &ndash; [[Caracas]] is founded. *[[1593]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of France]] publicly converts from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. *[[1603]] &ndash; [[James VI of Scotland]] is crowned joint king of [[Scotland]] and [[England]]. *[[1668]] &ndash; The magnitude 8.5 [[1668 Shandong earthquake|Shandong earthquake]] causes 43,000 to 50,000 deaths in [[Shandong]] during the [[Qing dynasty|Qing Dynasty]], making it the largest historical earthquake in [[East China|Eastern China]]. *[[1797]] &ndash; [[Horatio Nelson]] loses over 300 men and his right [[arm]] during the failed conquest attempt of [[Tenerife]]. *[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: [[Battle of Lundy's Lane]]. *[[1824]] &ndash; [[Costa Rica]] annexes [[Guanacaste]] from [[Nicaragua]]. *[[1868]] &ndash; [[Wyoming]] becomes a [[United States]] [[Territory]]. *[[1869]] &ndash; The [[daimyo]]