Editing June 26 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia]], [[Peter the Great]]'s son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
*[[1723]] &ndash; After a siege and bombardment by cannon, [[Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)|Baku surrenders]] to the Russians.
*[[1740]] &ndash; A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the [[Siege of Fort Mose]] near [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]] during the [[War of Jenkins' Ear]].
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: [[Battle of Fleurus (1794)|Battle of Fleurus]] marks the first successful military use of aircraft and turns the tide of the [[War of the First Coalition]].
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] becomes king of Britain and Hanover.
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Nanking]] comes into effect, [[Hong Kong Island]] is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
*[[1848]] &ndash; End of the [[June Days Uprising]] in Paris.
*[[1857]] &ndash; The first investiture of the [[Victoria Cross]] in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], London.
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Henri Moissan]] isolated elemental [[Fluorine]] for the first time.
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Bangui]] is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the [[French Congo]].