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===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Galileo Galilei]] demonstrates his first telescope to [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] lawmakers.
*[[1630]] &ndash; Portuguese forces are defeated by the [[Kingdom of Kandy]] at the [[Battle of Randeniwela]] in [[Sri Lanka]].
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: [[Frederick II of Prussia]] defeats the Russian army at the [[Battle of Zorndorf]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: On the second day of the [[Burning of Washington]], British troops torch the [[Library of Congress]], [[United States Treasury]], [[United States Department of War|Department of War]], and other public buildings.
*[[1823]] &ndash; American fur trapper [[Hugh Glass]] is mauled by a [[grizzly bear]] while on an expedition in [[South Dakota]].
*[[1825]] &ndash; The [[Thirty-Three Orientals]] declare the independence of Uruguay from Brazil.
*[[1830]] &ndash; The [[Belgian Revolution]] begins.
*[[1835]] &ndash; The first [[Great Moon Hoax]] article is published in ''[[The Sun (New York)|The New York Sun]]'', announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the [[Moon]].
*[[1875]] &ndash; Captain [[Matthew Webb]] becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/swim/2461/matthew-webb |title=Matthew Webb 1875 |website=Channel Swimming Association |language=en |access-date=2018-08-22 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[French Third Republic|France]] and [[Nguyễn dynasty|Viet Nam]] sign the [[Treaty of Huế (1883)|Treaty of Huế]], recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin. 
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Kitasato Shibasaburō]] discovers the infectious agent of the [[bubonic plague]] and publishes his findings in ''[[The Lancet]]''.