Editing February 1 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1662]] &ndash; The Chinese general [[Koxinga]] seizes the island of [[Taiwan]] after a [[Siege of Fort Zeelandia|nine-month siege]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Translations from Red Flag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlIsAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Joint Publications Research Service|page=73}}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; The ''Kalabalik'' or ''[[Skirmish at Bender]]'' results from the Ottoman Sultan [[Ahmed III]]'s order that his unwelcome guest, King [[Charles XII of Sweden]], be seized.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lars Bergquist|title=Swedenborg's Secret: The Meaning and Significance of the Word of God, the Life of the Angels, and Service to God : a Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xkyrk7cZWHsC&pg=PA50|year=2005|publisher=The Swedenborg Society|isbn=978-0-85448-143-9|pages=50}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
*[[1796]] &ndash; The capital of [[Upper Canada]] is moved from [[Newark, Upper Canada|Newark]] to [[York, Upper Canada|York]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Mayon]] in the [[Philippines]] erupts, killing around 1,200 people, which was the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Abolition of slavery|Slavery is abolished]] in [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/AboutUs/theminister/Documents/speeches/2015/ABOLITION%20OF%20SLAVERY%20-%20ART%20EXHIBITION%20RTI%2005%2002%2015.pdf|title=Speech – 'Abolition of Slavery' – Art Exhibition|date=5 February 2015|author=Rabindranath Tagor Institute|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Texas]] [[Texas in the American Civil War#Seccession|secedes]] from the United States and joins the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] a week later. 
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Second Schleswig War]]: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bryan Perrett|title=Why the Germans Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Black Eagle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8o7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|date=20 November 2013|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-78159-197-0|pages=73}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; President [[Abraham Lincoln]] signs the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].
*[[1884]] &ndash; The first volume (''A'' to ''Ant'') of the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite book|title=Punch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_ceAQAAMAAJ|date=January 1986|page=63}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Thomas A. Edison]] finishes construction of the first [[motion picture studio]], the [[Edison's Black Maria|Black Maria]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Liam O'Leary|author2=British Film Institute|title=Rex Ingram: master of the silent cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DXRZAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Le Giornate del Cinema Muto|isbn=978-0-85170-443-2|page=27}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Fountains Valley, Pretoria]], the oldest [[nature reserve]] in Africa, is proclaimed by President [[Paul Kruger]].
*[[1896]] &ndash; ''[[La bohème]]'' premieres in Turin at the [[Teatro Regio (Turin)]], conducted by the young [[Arturo Toscanini]].
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Shinhan Bank]], the [[List of banks in South Korea|oldest bank in South Korea]], opens in [[Seoul]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, names [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] commander of British forces in South Africa.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=11|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>