Editing October 9 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[Kepler's Supernova]] is the most recent supernova to be observed within the [[Milky Way]].
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Roger Williams]] is banished from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] after religious and policy disagreements.
*[[1701]] &ndash; The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed [[Yale University]]) is chartered in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]].
*[[1708]] &ndash; [[Peter the Great]] defeats the Swedes at the [[Battle of Lesnaya]].
*[[1740]] &ndash; Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin a [[1740 Batavia massacre|massacre]] of the ethnic Chinese population in [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], eventually killing at least 10,000.
*[[1760]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: Russian and Austrian troops [[Raid on Berlin|briefly occupy Berlin]].
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: A combined [[Franco-American alliance|Franco-American]] assault on British defenses during the [[Siege of Savannah]] is repulsed with heavy casualties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Siege of Savannah|url=https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/siege-of-savannah|author=Grant, Larry|website=MountVernon.org|publisher= George Washington Presidential Library|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; A severe [[1790 Oran earthquake|earthquake]] in northern Algeria causes severe damage and a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea and kills three thousand.
*[[1799]] &ndash; {{HMS|Lutine|1779|6}} sinks with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000.
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Hobart]], capital of Tasmania, is founded.
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] begins the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]] against [[First French Empire|France]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: {{HMS|Detroit|1812|6}} and {{HMS|Caledonia|1807|6}}.
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Guayaquil]] declares independence from Spain.
*[[1825]] &ndash; ''[[Restauration (ship)|Restauration]]'' arrives in [[New York Harbor]] from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], the first head of state of independent [[Greece]], is assassinated.
*[[1834]] &ndash; Opening of the [[Dublin and Kingstown Railway]], the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
*[[1847]] &ndash; Slavery is abolished in the [[Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops repel a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] attempt to capture [[Fort Pickens]] in the [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Santa Rosa Island|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/battle-santarosa.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: Union cavalrymen [[Battle of Tom's Brook|defeat]] Confederate forces at [[Toms Brook, Virginia]] during [[Valley campaigns of 1864#Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign (August–October 1864)|Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Tom’s Brook|url=https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/battle-of-toms-brook|website=ShenandoahAtWar.org|publisher=Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the [[U.S. Naval Institute]].
*[[1874]] &ndash; The [[Universal Postal Union]] is created by the [[Treaty of Bern]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Cook Islands]] become a territory of the United Kingdom.