Editing October 5 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist [[Paolo Sarpi]].
*[[1789]] &ndash; French Revolution: The [[Women's March on Versailles]] effectively terminates royal authority.
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: The Army of the Northwest [[Battle of the Thames|defeats]] a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
*[[1838]] &ndash; The [[Killough massacre]] in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
*[[1869]] &ndash; The [[Saxby Gale]] devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
*  1869   &ndash; The [[Eastman tunnel]], in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benidt |first=Bruce |date=November 15, 1987 |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |title=River Has Powerful History of Damage at Falls |page=7B}}</ref> 
*[[1877]] &ndash; The [[Nez Perce War]] in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
*[[1900]] &ndash; Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts [[South African Republic|Boer Republic]]'s right to self-determination.<ref>{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=20 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>