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1080 battle of the Investiture Controversy
1080 battle of the Investiture Controversy
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1275 minor battle in the Reconquista
1275 minor battle in the Reconquista
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1573 naval battle in the Eighty Years' War
1573 naval battle in the Eighty Years' War
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1600 battle preceding Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
1600 battle preceding Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
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1638 weather event in Dartmoor, England
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