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The Codex Justinianeus is completed, the Đại Việt win the Battle of the Bạch Đằng River, and more

Apr 11

The War of the Pacific begins, the Seventh Crusade ends, and more

Apr 6

The Spanish Civil War ends, the Falklands War begins, and more

Apr 4

The USSR is born, Haiti gains its independence, and more

Jan 3

The Soviet Union dissolves, Thomas Becket is murdered, and more

Dec 29, 2021

The Ottoman Empire captures the island of Rhodes, the Byzantines sack Aleppo, and more

Dec 25, 2021

India and Pakistan go to war, Sweden and Denmark fight one of the bloodiest battles in European history, and more

Dec 6, 2021

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