French nobleman and soldier Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier marries Julie d'Angennes finally, four years after he gifted her manuscript Guirlande de Julie, composed of 61 madrigals by famous poets
French nobleman and soldier Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier marries Julie d'Angennes finally, four years afte
French nobleman and soldier Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier marries Julie d'Angennes finally, four years after he gifted her manuscript Guirlande de Julie, composed of 61 madrigals by famous poets
Events Before
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
Events After
Princess Louise Henriette (19) of Nassau marries Frederick Henry Elector of Brandenburg
Princess Louise Henriette (19) of Nassau marries Frederick Henry Elector of Brandenburg
Battle of Great Torrington, Devon - the last major battle of the first English Civil War
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
Joseph Jenkes receives the 1st patent in North America for making scythes from the General Court of Massachusetts
Joseph Jenkes receives the 1st patent in North America for making scythes from the General Court of Massachusetts
Spain & Netherlands sign temporary cease fire
Spain & Netherlands sign temporary cease fire
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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