Editing October 16 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1736]] &ndash; Mathematician [[William Whiston]]'s predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201511/physicshistory.cfm|title=This Month in Physics History|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
*[[1780]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: The British-led [[Royalton raid]] is the last Native American raid on New England.
*  1780   &ndash; The [[Great Hurricane of 1780]] finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml?|title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; French Revolution: Queen [[Marie Antoinette]] is executed.
*  1793   &ndash; War of the First Coalition: French victory at the [[Battle of Wattignies]] forces Austria to raise the siege of Maubeuge.
*[[1805]] &ndash; War of the Third Coalition: Napoleon [[Battle of Ulm|surrounds]] the Austrian army at Ulm.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Ulm|title=Battle of Ulm {{!}} German history|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1813]] &ndash; The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon in the four-day [[Battle of Leipzig]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1813 and the lead up to the Battle of Leipzig |url=https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/timelines/1813-and-the-lead-up-to-the-battle-of-leipzig/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=napoleon.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; Italian explorer and archaeologist [[Giovanni Belzoni]], uncovered the [[Tomb of Seti I]] in the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|title=KV17 (Tomb of Seti I)|url=https://madainproject.com/kv17_(tomb_of_seti_i)|publisher=Madain Project – Abrahamic History and Archaeology|access-date=10 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; Simón Bolívar sentences [[Manuel Piar]] to death for challenging the racial-caste in Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackpast.org/gah/piar-manuel-carlos-1782-1817|title=Piar, Manuel Carlos (1782–1817) {{!}} The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed|website=blackpast.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16|date=2009-08-18}}</ref>
*[[1834]] &ndash; Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London [[Burning of Parliament|burns to the ground]].
*[[1836]] &ndash; Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers [[Battle of Vegkop|repulse]] a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] is founded in the Province of Canada.
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[William Rowan Hamilton]] invents [[quaternion]]s, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[William T. G. Morton]] administers ether anesthesia during a surgical operation.
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Origins of the American Civil War]]: [[Abolitionism in the United States|Abolitionist]] [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] and his supporters [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|launch a raid]] on [[Harpers Ferry, Virginia]] (now West Virginia).<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Faust |first1=Drew Gilpin |title=The Men Who Started the War |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/12/harpers-ferry-raid-john-brown-abolition/675814/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |magazine=The Atlantic |date=13 November 2023 |pages=83–89 |language=en |volume=332 |issue=5 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[1869]] &ndash; The [[Cardiff Giant]], one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
*  1869   &ndash; [[Girton College, Cambridge]] is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Brigham Young University]] is founded in Provo, Utah.
*[[1882]] &ndash; The [[New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad|Nickel Plate Railroad]] opens for business.
*[[1891]] –  A [[Baltimore crisis|diplomatic incident]] between the [[United States]] and [[Chile]] occurred after U.S. sailors were attacked in [[Valparaíso]], nearly leading to war.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today in Naval History : October 16 |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/october-16.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |language=en-US}}</ref>