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===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[Samuel de Champlain]] encounters the mouth of the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John River]], site of [[Reversing Falls]] and the present-day city of [[Saint John, New Brunswick]], Canada.
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Battle of Macau]]: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture [[Macau]].
*[[1663]] &ndash; The Spanish garrison of [[Évora]] capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the [[Battle of Ameixial]]. 
*[[1717]] &ndash; The [[Premier Grand Lodge of England]] is founded in London, the first [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] [[Grand Lodge]] in the world (now the [[United Grand Lodge of England]]).
*[[1724]] &ndash; On the [[Nativity of St John the Baptist|Feast of St. John the Baptist]], [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of his ''{{lang|de|[[Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7|Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam]]}}'', BWV{{nbsp}}7, the third cantata of his [[chorale cantata cycle]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000008?lang=en | title = Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam BWV 7; BC A 177 | website = [[Bach Digital]] | date = 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Battle of Wilhelmsthal]]: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Great Siege of Gibraltar]] begins.
*[[1793]] &ndash; The [[French Constitution of 1793|first Republican constitution]] in France is adopted.
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]]: Napoleon's [[Grande Armée]] crosses the [[Neman (river)|Neman]] river beginning the [[French invasion of Russia|invasion]] of Russia.
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Battle of Beaver Dams]]: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Battle of Carabobo]]: Decisive battle in the war of independence of [[Venezuela]] from Spain.
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Battle of Solferino]] (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): [[Sardinia]] and France defeat Austria in [[Solferino]], northern Italy.
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Battle of Custoza (1866)|Battle of Custoza]]: An [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] army defeats the Italian army during the [[Austro-Prussian War]].
*[[1880]] &ndash; First performance of ''[[O Canada]]'' at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the [[national anthem]] of Canada.
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Assassination of Sadi Carnot|Assassination of the French President, Sadi Carnot]] by [[Sante Geronimo Caserio|Sante Caserio]] during the ''[[Ère des attentats]]'' (1892-1894).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm43706446 |title=Regards populaires sur la violence |date=2000 |publisher=Publications de l'Université de Saint-Etienne |isbn=978-2-86272-180-4 |editor-last=Piarotas |editor-first=Mireille |series=Travaux / Centre interdisciplinaire d'études et de recherches sur l'expression contemporaine |location=Saint-Etienne |pages=141–142 |oclc=ocm43706446}}</ref>