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===1601–1900===
*[[1720]] &ndash; The Spanish military [[Villasur expedition]] is defeated by [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]] and [[Otoe tribe|Otoe]] warriors near present-day [[Columbus, Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer |last2=Arnold |first2=James R. |last3=Wiener |first3=Roberta |title=The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, 1607–1890: A Political, Social, and Military History |date= 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-697-8 |page=559 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsM4A0GSO34C&pg=PA559 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Russian colonization of North America]]: [[Awa'uq Massacre]]: The Russian fur trader [[Grigory Shelikhov]] storms a [[Kodiak Island]] [[Alutiiq|Alutiit]] refuge rock on [[Sitkalidak Island]], killing 500+ Alutiit.<ref name="Knechthaakansondickson">Richard A. Knecht, Sven Haakanson, and Shawn Dickson (2002). "[https://www.academia.edu/1108002/Awauq_discovery_and_excavation_of_an_18th_century_Alutiiq_refuge_rock_in_the_Kodiak_Archipelago Awa'uq: discovery and excavation of an 18th century Alutiiq refuge rock in the Kodiak Archipelago]". In ''To the Aleutians and Beyond'':, Bruno Frohlich, Albert S. Harper, and Rolf Gilberg, editors, pp. 177–191. Publications of the National Museum Ethnographical Series, Vol. 20. Department of Ethnography, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. the Anthropology of William S. Laughlin.</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Wereloe]] ended the [[Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)|1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Haythornwaite|first=Philip J.|title=The Napoleonic Source Book|year=1990|publisher=Guild Publishing|location=London|isbn=978-1854092878|page=68}}</ref>
*[[1791]] &ndash; Slaves from plantations in [[Saint-Domingue]] hold a [[Haitian Vodou|Vodou]] ceremony led by [[houngan]] [[Dutty Boukman]] at [[Bois Caïman]], marking the start of the [[Haitian Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Haitian Revolution 1791 |url=https://library.brown.edu/haitihistory/5.html |website=library.brown.edu |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[1814]] &ndash;  A cease fire agreement, called the [[Convention of Moss]], ended the [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)|Swedish–Norwegian War]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thelocal.se/20140814/sweden-and-norway-celebrate-200-years-of-peace/ |title=Sweden and Norway celebrate peace treaty |work=The Local |date=14 August 2021 |access-date=14 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1816]] &ndash; The United Kingdom formally annexes the [[Tristan da Cunha]] archipelago, administering the islands from the [[Cape Colony]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Occupation of Tristan da Cunha |url=https://snr.org.uk/the-occupation-of-tristan-da-cunha/ |website=SNR |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en |date=1 February 1935}}</ref>
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: [[Seminole Wars|Second Seminole War]] ends, with the [[Seminole]]s forced from [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Second Seminole War {{!}} Background, Battles, & Outcome |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Seminole-War |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Oregon Territory]] is organized by [[act of Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington State Archives – Territorial Timeline |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/timeline/detail.aspx?id=199 |website=Office of the Secretary of State |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; Construction of [[Cologne Cathedral]], the most famous landmark in [[Cologne]], Germany, is completed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenman |first1=Robin |title=Artists and Society in Germany, 1850–1914 |year=1997 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=978-0-7190-3636-1 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDPoAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA16 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Japanese patent law|Japan's first patent]] is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goel |first1=Deepa |last2=Parashar |first2=Shomini |title=IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics |year=2013 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-93-325-1424-9 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6T08BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; France becomes the first country to introduce [[vehicle registration plate|motor vehicle registration]].<ref>{{cite web |title=When was the first driving licence issued? |url=https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ufaqs/when-was-the-first-driving-licence-issued/ |website=The National Motor Museum Trust |access-date=16 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Battle of Peking (1900)|Battle of Peking]]: The [[Eight-Nation Alliance]] occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody [[Boxer Rebellion]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boxer Rebellion {{!}} Significance, Combatants, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Boxer-Rebellion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>