Editing April 24 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[1479 BC]] &ndash; [[Thutmose III]] ascends to the throne of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], although power effectively shifts to [[Hatshepsut]] (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
*[[1183 BC]] &ndash; Traditional reckoning of the Fall of [[Troy]] marking the end of the legendary [[Trojan War]], given by chief librarian of the [[Library of Alexandria]] [[Eratosthenes]], among others.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kokkinos |first1=Nikos |title=Ancient Chronology, Eratosthenes and the Dating of the Fall of Troy |journal=Ancient West & East |date=31 December 2009 |volume=8 |pages=37–56 |doi=10.2143/AWE.8.0.2045837 |url=https://www.academia.edu/3150518 |access-date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1547]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mühlberg]]. [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alba]], commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I of Spain]], defeats the troops of [[Schmalkaldic League]].
*[[1558]] &ndash; [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], [[Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis, Dauphin of France|marries]] the [[Dauphin of France]], [[Francis II of France|François]], at [[Notre-Dame de Paris]].<ref>Herbert Van Scoy & Bernerd C. Weber, 'The Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin', ''Scottish Historical Review'', 31:111, Part 1 (April 1952), p. 41.</ref>