Notable Historical Events - 1643
1643 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 23 |
Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians in English Civil War |
Feb 25 |
Dutch US colonists kill Algonquin-indians |
Apr 27 |
Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid |
May 13 |
Battle of Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists |
May 13 |
Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population |
May 14 |
Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4 |
May 19 |
Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army |
May 19 |
Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut & New Harbor form United Colonies of New England |
Jun 15 |
Able Tasman returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania |
Jun 18 |
Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies |
Jun 30 |
Battle of Atherton Moor: Royalists beat parliamentary armies |
Jul 5 |
1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) |
Jul 13 |
Battle at Roundway Down: Royalists beat parliamentary armies |
Jul 27 |
Cromwell defeats Royalist at Battle of Gainsborough |
Sep 20 |
First Battle of Newbury (English civil war): King Charles I's forces beaten by a parliamentary army led by the Earl of Essex and Philip Stapleton |
Nov 24 |
Battle of Tuttlingen: Beiers army under Gen Mercy beats France |
Dec 13 |
English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. |
Dec 25 |
Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary. |
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