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===1601–1900=== *[[1604]] – [[Kepler's Supernova]] is the most recent supernova to be observed within the [[Milky Way]]. *[[1635]] – [[Roger Williams]] is banished from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] after religious and policy disagreements. *[[1701]] – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed [[Yale University]]) is chartered in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]. *[[1708]] – [[Peter the Great]] defeats the Swedes at the [[Battle of Lesnaya]]. *[[1740]] – Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin a [[1740 Batavia massacre|massacre]] of the ethnic Chinese population in [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], eventually killing at least 10,000. *[[1760]] – [[Seven Years' War]]: Russian and Austrian troops [[Raid on Berlin|briefly occupy Berlin]]. *[[1779]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: A combined [[Franco-American alliance|Franco-American]] assault on British defenses during the [[Siege of Savannah]] is repulsed with heavy casualties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Siege of Savannah|url=https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/siege-of-savannah|author=Grant, Larry|website=MountVernon.org|publisher= George Washington Presidential Library|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> *[[1790]] – A severe [[1790 Oran earthquake|earthquake]] in northern Algeria causes severe damage and a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea and kills three thousand. *[[1799]] – {{HMS|Lutine|1779|6}} sinks with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000. *[[1804]] – [[Hobart]], capital of Tasmania, is founded. *[[1806]] – [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] begins the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]] against [[First French Empire|France]]. *[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: {{HMS|Detroit|1812|6}} and {{HMS|Caledonia|1807|6}}. *[[1820]] – [[Guayaquil]] declares independence from Spain. *[[1825]] – ''[[Restauration (ship)|Restauration]]'' arrives in [[New York Harbor]] from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States. *[[1831]] – [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], the first head of state of independent [[Greece]], is assassinated. *[[1834]] – Opening of the [[Dublin and Kingstown Railway]], the first public railway on the island of Ireland. *[[1847]] – Slavery is abolished in the [[Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy]]. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops repel a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] attempt to capture [[Fort Pickens]] in the [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Santa Rosa Island|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/battle-santarosa.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> *[[1864]] – American Civil War: Union cavalrymen [[Battle of Tom's Brook|defeat]] Confederate forces at [[Toms Brook, Virginia]] during [[Valley campaigns of 1864#Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign (August–October 1864)|Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battle of Tom’s Brook|url=https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/battle-of-toms-brook|website=ShenandoahAtWar.org|publisher=Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> *[[1873]] – A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the [[U.S. Naval Institute]]. *[[1874]] – The [[Universal Postal Union]] is created by the [[Treaty of Bern]]. *[[1900]] – The [[Cook Islands]] become a territory of the United Kingdom.
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