Editing January 20 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1649]] &ndash; The [[High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I]] begins its proceedings.
*[[1783]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] signs preliminary [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|articles of peace]] with the [[Kingdom of France]], setting the stage for the official end of hostilities in the [[American Revolutionary War]] later that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/treaty |title=Milestones: 1776–1783 - Treaty of Paris, 1783 |website=Office of the Historian |language=en |access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>
*[[1785]] &ndash; Invading [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Siamese]] forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in [[Vietnam]], but are ambushed and annihilated at the [[Mekong]] river by the [[Tây Sơn]] in the [[Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút]].
*[[1788]] &ndash; The third and main part of [[First Fleet]] arrives at [[Botany Bay]], beginning the [[History of Australia (1788–1850)|British colonization of Australia]]. [[Arthur Phillip]] decides that [[Port Jackson]] is a more suitable location for a colony.
*[[1839]] &ndash; In the [[Battle of Yungay]], [[Chile]] defeats an alliance between [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]].
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Hong Kong Island]] is occupied by the British during the [[First Opium War]].
*[[1874]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Pangkor]] is signed between the British and [[Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak|Sultan Abdullah]] of Perak, paving the way for further [[British Malaya|British colonization of Malaya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Documents Archive - Pangkor Engagement of 1874|url=http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/hist/eia/documents_archive/pangkor-treaty.php|access-date=10 January 2019 |publisher=National University of Singapore |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190110184130/http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/hist/eia/documents_archive/pangkor-treaty.php |archive-date= 10 January 2019 }}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; The last day of the [[Constantinople Conference]] results in agreement for political reforms in the [[Balkans]].
*[[1887]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] allows the [[United States Navy|Navy]] to lease [[Pearl Harbor]] as a naval base.