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===Pre-1600===
* [[919]] &ndash; The nobles of [[Franconia]] and [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] elect [[Henry the Fowler]] at the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] in [[Fritzlar]] as king of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]].
*[[1218]] &ndash; The [[Fifth Crusade]] leaves [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] for [[Egypt]].
*[[1276]] &ndash; [[Magnus III of Sweden|Magnus Ladulås]] is crowned [[King of Sweden]] in [[Uppsala Cathedral]].
*[[1487]] &ndash; The ten-year-old [[Lambert Simnel]] is crowned in [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin]], Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]'s reign.
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Erik XIV of Sweden]] and his guards [[Sture Murders|murder]] five incarcerated Swedish nobles.
*[[1595]] &ndash; ''[[Nomenclator (nomenclature)|Nomenclator]]'' of [[Leiden University Library]] appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.