Editing September 4 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; The [[Flight of the Earls]] takes place in [[Ireland]].
*[[1666]] &ndash; In London, England, the most destructive damage from the [[Great Fire of London|Great Fire]] occurs.
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[New Caledonia]] is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain [[James Cook]].
*[[1781]] &ndash; Los Angeles is founded as [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles]] (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by [[Los Pobladores|44 Spanish settlers]].
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Coup of 18 Fructidor]] in France.
*[[1800]] &ndash; The French garrison in [[Valletta]] surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the [[Maltese people|Maltese]]. The islands of [[Malta (island)|Malta]] and [[Gozo]] become the [[Malta Protectorate]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: The [[Siege of Fort Harrison]] begins when the fort is set on fire.
*[[1827]] &ndash; The [[Great Fire of Turku]] almost completely destroys [[Finland]]'s [[Turku|former capital city]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rekola |first1=Juuso |title=Turun palo 1827 oli aikansa kansainvälinen mediailmiö |url=https://agricolaverkko.fi/tietosanomat/turun-palo-1827-oli-aikansa-kansainvalinen-mediailmio/ |website=Agricola-verkko |accessdate=4 September 2022 |date=4 July 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816044853/https://agricolaverkko.fi/tietosanomat/turun-palo-1827-oli-aikansa-kansainvalinen-mediailmio/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Korteniemi |first1=Jaakko |title=Turku roihusi 190 vuotta sitten mutta myytit elävät yhä |url=https://www.tiedetuubi.fi/turku-roihusi-190-vuotta-sitten-mutta-myytit-elavat-yha |website=Tiedetuubi |accessdate=4 September 2022 |date=4 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kowloon]]: British vessels open fire on Chinese war [[Junk (ship)|junks]] enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the [[First Opium War]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]] [[Maryland Campaign]]: General [[Robert E. Lee]] takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North.
*[[1870]] &ndash; Emperor [[Napoleon III]] of France is deposed and the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic]] is declared.
*[[1882]] &ndash; The [[Pearl Street Station]] in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: After almost 30 years of fighting, [[Apache]] leader [[Geronimo]], with his remaining warriors,  surrenders to General [[Nelson Miles]] in [[Arizona]].
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[George Eastman]] registers the trademark ''[[Kodak]]'' and receives a patent for his [[camera]] that uses roll film.