Editing February 6 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1685]] &ndash; [[James II of England and VII of Scotland]] is proclaimed [[British monarchy|King]] upon the death of his brother [[Charles II of England|Charles II]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Furley|title=A History of the Weald of Kent, with an Outline of the Early History of the Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-RcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA519|year=1874|publisher=[[Kentish Express#History|H Igglesden]]|pages=519}}</ref>
*[[1694]] &ndash; The warrior queen [[Dandara]], leader of the runaway slaves in [[Palmares (quilombo)|Quilombo dos Palmares]], Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.geledes.org.br/dandara-a-face-feminina-de-palmares/#gs.hwgsjMk|title=Dandara: A Face Feminina de Palmares - Geledés|newspaper=Geledés|date=20 October 2011|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihu.unisinos.br/noticias/537524-descrita-como-heroina-dandara-mulher-de-zumbi-tem-biografia-cercada-de-incertezas|title=Instituto Humanitas Unisinos - IHU - Descrita como heroína, Dandara, mulher de Zumbi, tem biografia cercada de incertezas|last=Joao|website=www.ihu.unisinos.br|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref>
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: In Paris the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)|Treaty of Alliance]] and the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–France)|Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.<ref>{{cite book|author=James H. Causten|title=Review of the Veto Message of President Pierce of Feb. 17, 1855: On the Bill Relating to French Spoliations|url=https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich|year=1855|pages=[https://archive.org/details/vetomessagepi00causrich/page/24 24]|publisher=Washington?}}</ref>
*  1778   &ndash; [[New York (state)|New York]] became the third state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation#Ratification|Articles of Confederation]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Hough| first = Franklin Benjamin| title = American Constitutions| url = https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog| year = 1872| publisher = Weed, Parsons, & Company| location = Albany| page = [https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog/page/n25 10] }} References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778.  This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Albion M.| title = First Ownership of Ohio Lands| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=byh58dkalw8C&pg=PA1| orig-year = 1911| year = 2008| publisher = Genealogical Publishing Company| location = Baltimore| isbn = 978-0-8063-0098-6| page = 10 }}</ref>
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[Massachusetts]] becomes the sixth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Battle of San Domingo]]: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite book|title=The United Service Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zd4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639|year=1847|publisher=H. Colburn|pages=639}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; The [[1819 Singapore Treaty|Treaty of Singapore]] was signed by Sir [[Thomas Stamford Raffles]], [[Hussein Shah of Johor]], and [[Temenggong Abdul Rahman]], and it is now recognised as the [[Founding years of modern Singapore|founding of modern Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stamford Raffles's landing in Singapore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914183535/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_131_2005-01-03.html |archive-date=14 September 2022 |website=Singapore Infopedia |publisher=[[National Library Board]], [[Singapore Government]] |quote=6 Feb 1819: The Singapore Treaty is signed between Raffles, the Sultan and the Temenggong, with commanders from the accompanying seven ships witnessing the event... The Union Jack is officially raised. This date is recognised as the official founding of Singapore.}}</ref> 
*[[1820]] &ndash; The first 86 [[African American]] immigrants sponsored by the [[American Colonization Society]] depart New York to start a [[colonization|settlement]] in present-day [[History of Liberia|Liberia]].
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Otto of Greece|Otto]] becomes the first modern [[King of Greece]].
*[[1840]] &ndash; Signing of the [[Treaty of Waitangi]], establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
*[[1843]] &ndash; The first [[minstrel show]] in the United States, The [[Virginia Minstrels]], opens ([[Bowery Amphitheatre]] in New York City).
*[[1851]] &ndash; The largest [[Bushfires in Australia|Australian bushfires]] in a populous region in recorded history [[Black Thursday (1851)|take place]] in the state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] its first victory of the war, capturing [[Fort Henry, Tennessee]] in the [[Battle of Fort Henry]].
*[[1865]] &ndash; The [[Municipalities of Finland#History|municipal administration of Finland]] is established.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nopolanews.fi/nopolanewsarkisto/nopolanews2/www.nopolanews.fi/artikkelit/2015/02/kunnalliselama/2332/kunnallinen_itsehallinto_150_vuotta.html|title=Kunnallinen itsehallinto 150 vuotta|work=Nopolanews|date=6 February 2015|access-date=6 February 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Spanish–American War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]], a [[peace treaty]] between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rowe|first=Joseph M. Jr.|chapter=Treaty of Paris of 1898|title=Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism|editor-last1=Olson|editor-first1=James Stuart|editor-last2=Shadle|editor-first2=Robert|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1991|isbn=9780313262579|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyqepNdgUWkC|page=624}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]], an international arbitration court at [[The Hague]], is created when the [[Senate of the Netherlands]] ratifies an [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|1899 peace conference]] decree.