Editing October 1 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Ahmed III]] is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
*[[1779]] &ndash; The city of [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] (belonging to [[Sweden]] at this time) is founded by King [[Gustav III of Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visittampere.fi/en/events/tampere-day/|title=Tampere Day}}</ref>
*[[1787]] &ndash; Russians under [[Alexander Suvorov]] defeat the Turks [[Battle of Kinburn (1787)|at Kinburn]].
*[[1791]] &ndash; First session of the French [[Legislative Assembly (France)|Legislative Assembly]].
*[[1795]] &ndash; More than a year after the [[Battle of Sprimont]], the [[Austrian Netherlands]] (present-day [[Belgium]]) are [[History of Belgium#French control|officially annexed]] by [[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] [[First French Republic|France]].
*[[1800]] &ndash; Via the [[Third Treaty of San Ildefonso]], Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which would [[Louisiana Purchase|sell the land]] to the United States thirty months later.
*[[1814]] &ndash; The [[Congress of Vienna]] opens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring.
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Russo-Persian War (1826–28)|Russo-Persian War]]: The Russian army under [[Ivan Paskevich]] storms [[Yerevan]], ending a millennium of Muslim domination of [[Armenia]].
*[[1829]] &ndash; The [[South African College]] is founded in Cape Town, later separating into the [[University of Cape Town]] and the [[South African College Schools]].
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Texian]] political delegates [[Convention of 1832|convene]] at [[San Felipe de Austin]] to petition for changes in the governance of [[Mexican Texas]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]]'' is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Balochistan]] is conquered by the British Empire.
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Yosemite National Park]] is established by the U.S. Congress.
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Stanford University]] opens its doors in California, United States.
*[[1898]] &ndash; The [[Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration]] is founded under the name ''k.u.k. Exportakademie''.