Editing August 1 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[Speedwell (1577 ship)|''Speedwell'']] leaves [[Delfshaven]] to bring [[Pilgrim Fathers|pilgrims]] to [[Plymouth Colony|America]] by way of England.
*[[1664]] &ndash; [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman forces]] are defeated in the [[Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)|battle of Saint Gotthard]] by an [[Habsburg monarchy|Austrian]] army led by [[Raimondo Montecuccoli]], resulting in the [[Peace of Vasvár]].
*[[1714]] &ndash; George, Elector of [[Hanover]], becomes King [[George I of Great Britain]], marking the beginning of the [[Georgian era]] of British history.
*[[1759]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: The [[Battle of Minden]], an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the [[Annus Mirabilis of 1759]] and is celebrated as [[Minden Day]] by certain British Army regiments.
*[[1774]] &ndash; British scientist [[Joseph Priestley]] discovers [[oxygen]] gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]].
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: [[Battle of the Nile|Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay)]]: Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of the Nile {{!}} Egyptian-European history |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Nile |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1800]] &ndash; The [[Acts of Union 1800]] are passed which merge the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and the [[Kingdom of Ireland]] into the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]].
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[First Barbary War]]: The American [[schooner]] {{USS|Enterprise|1799|6}} [[Action of 1 August 1801|captures]] the [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]tan [[polacca]] ''Tripoli'' in a [[single-ship action]] off the coast of modern-day [[Libya]].
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|Slavery is abolished in the British Empire]] as the [[Slavery Abolition Act 1833]] comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the [[East India Company]] until the passage of the [[Indian Slavery Act, 1843]].
*  1834   &ndash; Construction begins on the [[Wilberforce Monument]] in [[Kingston Upon Hull]].<ref name=Wilberforce>{{Cite web|last=Kitching|first=Sophie|date=9 February 2018|title=The bizarre reason this Hull landmark was moved 82 years ago|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/bizarre-reason-hull-landmark-moved-1176719|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302144359/https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/bizarre-reason-hull-landmark-moved-1176719|archive-date=2 March 2021|access-date=1 October 2021|website=[[Hull Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1842]] &ndash; The [[Lombard Street riot]] erupts in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States.
*[[1849]] &ndash; ''[[Joven Daniel]]'' wrecks at the coast of [[Araucanía (historic region)|Araucanía]], Chile, leading to allegations that local [[Mapuche]] tribes murdered survivors and kidnapped [[Elisa Bravo]].<ref name=Munoz2010>{{Cite journal|title=El naufragio del bergantín Joven Daniel, 1849. El indígena en el imaginario histórico de Chile|journal=Tiempo Histórico|last=Muñoz Sougarret|first=Jorge|issue=1|year=2010|language=es|pages=133–148}}</ref>
*[[1855]] &ndash; The first ascent of [[Monte Rosa]], the second highest summit in the Alps.
*[[1863]] &ndash; At the suggestion of Senator [[Johan Vilhelm Snellman|J. V. Snellman]] and the order of Emperor [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], full rights are promised to the [[Finnish language]] by a language regulation in the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]].<ref>{{cite book| author= Olavi Junnila | title= Suomen historia 5 | year= 1986 | chapter= Autonomian rakentaminen ja kansallisen nousun aika | page= 151 | location = Helsinki | publisher= Weilin + Göös | isbn= 951-35-2494-9 | language = fi}}</ref>
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Colorado]] is admitted as the 38th [[U.S. state]].
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Henry Perky]] patents [[shredded wheat]].
*[[1894]] &ndash; The [[Empire of Japan]] and [[Qing dynasty|Qing China]] declare war on each other after a week of fighting over Korea, formally inaugurating the [[First Sino-Japanese War]].