Today in History for May 1643
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Months in 1643: January February March April June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 5 of 5
13th - Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists
13th - Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population
14th - Louis XIV (4) becomes King of France
19th - Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army
19th - Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut & New Harbor form United Colonies of New England
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
7th - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
14th - Louis XIII, King of France (1610-43), dies at 41
