| | 1095 | Pope Urban II appeals for troops in Clermont, France, starting the First Crusade. |
| | 1237 | Battle of Cortenuova. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor defeated Lombard Guelfs in Italy. |
| | 1382 | Battle of Rosbecque. Peasant revolt ruthlessly suppressed by French knights. Conditions for the peasantry worsened. |
| | 1669 | Venetians surrender the city of Candia to Turks. |
| | 1838 | French bombard Vera Cruz using new explosive shells forcing the Mexicans to pay reparations. |
| | 1870 | French forces driven from the city of Amiens during the Franco-Prussian War. |
| | 1940 | Battle of Cape Spartivento. Naval action between British and Italian forces. |
| | 1942 | French scuttle their remaining fleet at Toulon after Germans occupy Vichy France. |