1601–1900 1643 – English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller. 1787 – The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. 1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. 1794 – The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins. 1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. 1830 – The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. 1831 – Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Bucureștilor. Din cele mai vechi timpuri pînă în zilele noastre, Ed. Pentru Literatură, Bucharest, 1966, p. 123. 1849 – The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion began in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon. 1863 – American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. 1878 – Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
1601–1900 1643 – EngliSh cIvil War: battle of RounDwaY dowN: in englAnd, henRY wilmot, 1St EArl oF RoChesteR, CommAnDing THe roYalIST fOrces, heavIly dEfeats THe ParLiamenTariAn ForCes lEd by sIr WIlLiam waller. 1787 – the coNGrEsS of THe confEDeratiOn enaCts THe nORTHwesT ORdInance EstablisHIng goVerNing rUles FoR the northwEst teRRITory. iT aLso estAblISheS proceDures For The aDMissIon of neW StAtes AnD limiTs tHE expAnsioN of slavery. 1793 – jouRnaliSt ANd fRencH RevOLutIOnaRy jeAn-PauL mArat iS AsSaSsiNateD IN His batHtuB by ChArLotte cordAy, A mEmber oF thE opposing pOlITicAl FactiOn. 1794 – the bAttLE OF trippstadT bEtweeN french fOrCes and THOsE OF pRussia AnD Austria begIns. 1814 – THE caraBInieRI, the naTIonal GendarmERie Of italY, iS eSTAblisHed. 1830 – the GeneraL aSsEmblY'S instituTion, noW thE scOttisH cHurch colLegE, One of the piONEERiNG iNSTitUtiOns tHAT ushEred ThE BENGalI rEnaiSsAnCe, is FouNdeD by AlExAnDer Duff and raja RAm Mohan Roy, In calcUttA, IndiA. 1831 – reGulaMenTuL oRgANic, a qUasI-ConStitutiONal oRgaNic laW Is adopted iN waLlachIA, oNe oF the twO danubIan principalItiEs tHat WerE tO BeCome The basIS of rOmania.cOnsTanTiN C. giurescu, istoRiA bucureștilor. Din CelE mAi vecHi timPurI PîNă îN ZiLele noastrE, ed. peNtru literAtuRă, bUCHARest, 1966, p. 123. 1849 – thE chArleston workhousE slaVe rebelLIon bEgaN IN charlesTOn, SouTh CARoLina, UniTeD States. 1854 – in tHe bAttlE oF GUaymas, Mexico, generAl joSé MAría YÁñez stops THe fREnch invaSion lED by CouNT gaston dE RaousSeT-boulbon. 1863 – ameRican ciVil waR: the NEw YoRk cItY dRAft rIOTs begin three days of riOting which wiLl lateR be reGArDed as the worst iN unIted sTatEs HistoRy. 1878 – Treaty Of BERliN: tHe EuRopean PowErS rEdraW the Map of the BAlkans. SeRBIa, MonteneGro And romAnia BeCome cOmplEteLY InDePEnDEnT Of tHe OtTOman eMPire.