Editing February 14 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate]] at [[Whitehall Palace]], London.<ref>Ethel Carleton Williams, ''Anne of Denmark'' (London, 1970), p. 157.</ref>
*[[1655]] &ndash; The [[Mapuche]]s launch coordinated attacks against the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] in Chile beginning the [[Mapuche uprising of 1655]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Historia general de Chile|last=Barros Arana|first=Diego|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|location=Alicante|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|edition=Digital edition based on the second edition of 2000|volume=Tomo cuarto|language=es|author-link=Diego Barros Arana|page=349|access-date=2019-08-08|archive-date=2019-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019183409/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1778]] &ndash; The [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]] is formally recognized by a foreign [[Naval ship|naval vessel]] for the first time, when French [[Admiral]] [[Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte]] renders a nine gun salute to {{USS|Ranger|1777|6}}, commanded by [[John Paul Jones]].
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Battle of Kettle Creek]] is fought in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
*  1779   &ndash; [[Death of James Cook|James Cook is killed]] by [[Native Hawaiians]] near [[Kealakekua]] on the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawaii]].
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)|Battle of Cape St. Vincent]]: [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent)]] and [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson)]] lead the [[Royal Navy|British Royal Navy]] to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near [[Gibraltar]].
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Karađorđe]] leads the [[First Serbian Uprising]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hötte |first1=Hans H. A. |title=Atlas of Southeast Europe: Geopolitics and History. Volume Three, 1815-1926 |date=2018 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004361812 |page=5}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; Ras [[Marye of Yejju]] marches into [[Tigray Province|Tigray]] and defeats and kills Dejazmach [[Sabagadis]] in the [[Battle of Debre Abbay]].
*[[1835]] &ndash; The original [[Quorum of the Twelve|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], is formed in [[Kirtland, Ohio]].
*[[1849]] &ndash; In New York City, [[James Knox Polk]] becomes the first serving [[President of the United States]] to have his photograph taken.
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children]], the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in [[London]].
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Texas]] is linked by [[telegraphy|telegraph]] to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between [[New Orleans]] and [[Marshall, Texas]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Oregon]] is admitted as the 33rd [[U.S. state]].
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Alexander Graham Bell]] applies for a [[patent]] for the [[telephone]], as does [[Elisha Gray]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; The [[War of the Pacific]] breaks out when the [[Chilean Army]] occupies the [[Bolivia]]n port city of [[Antofagasta]].
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Voting machine]]s are approved by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] for use in federal [[Elections in the United States|elections]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[British Army]] begins the [[Battle of the Tugela Heights]] in an effort to lift the [[Siege of Ladysmith]].