Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French forces destroy a Spanish army
Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French forces destroy a Spanish army
Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French forces destroy a Spanish army
Events Before
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars's southern polar cap
Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars's southern polar cap
English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliamentarians
English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliamentarians
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to discover Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and ch
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and changes it a year later to Nieuw Zeeland [1]
Events After
Two hundred members of the Peking imperial family and court commit suicide out of loyalty to the last Ming Emperor, Chon
Two hundred members of the Peking imperial family and court commit suicide out of loyalty to the last Ming Emperor, Chongzhen
"Areopagitica", a pamphlet by John Milton decrying censorship, is published
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and...
Perplexed pilgrims in Boston report America's first UFO sighting
Perplexed pilgrims in Boston report America's first UFO sighting
Parliamentary army wins battle of Nantwich, Cheshire, English Civil War
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England.
Connecticut passes the first US livestock branding law
Connecticut passes the first US livestock branding law
More from the 1640s
Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone" premieres in Venice (the most popular opera of the 17th century)
Giasone (Jason) is an opera in three acts and a prologue with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini.
The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other high crimes
The trial of Charles I took place in January 1649, marking the first time a reigning monarch was tried and executed by his own subjects.
Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, killing about 7,000 people
Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, killing about 7,000 people
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
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