Historical Events In 1644

Jan 10   Louis Boufflers, marshall of France   

Jan 18   1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston   

Jan 18   Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's inaugural UFO sighting   

Jan 24   Battle at Nantwich Cheshire Parliamentary armies win   

Jan 24   Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win.   

Jan 30   William Chillingworth, Engl theologian, Cambridge Platonist, dies   

Feb 05   1st US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut   

Feb 05   inaugural US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut.   

Mar 05   Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73.   

Mar 07   Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies   

Mar 07   Massachusetts establishes inaugural 2-chamber legislature in colonies.   

Mar 14   England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island)   

Mar 18   Gottfried Wegner, composer.   

Mar 19   200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide.   

Mar 19   Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide   

Mar 24   Cecilia Renata, arch duchess of Austria, dies   

Mar 30   Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve 1612-1676 defeats a large band of marauding Iroquois on the site of the Place d'Armes; aided by force of 30 settlers; they had massacred several habitant families   

Mar 31   Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara   

Apr 17   Abraham Jansz Storck, painter, baptized.   

Apr 29   Farm leader Li Zicheng is recorded as becoming emperor of China and flees Peking.   

May 06   Johan Mauritius steps down as Governor of Brazil   

May 23   Johan Mauritius van Nassau steps down as head of Civil rights activists   

May 23   Thomas Eisenhut, composer.   

May 28   Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of the Earl of Derby   

Jun 11   Florentine scientist describe invention of barometer   

Jun 16   Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54.   

Jul 02   Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar.   

Jul 02   Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists   

Jul 02   Battle of Marston Moor; Parliamentary forces defeat royalists   

Jul 02   William Gascoigne introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24.   

Jul 02   William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24   

Jul 12   Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature (David's holy saint graduals)   

Jul 29   Urban VIII, [Maffeo Barberini], Pope (1623-44), dies   

Aug 05   J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61   

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Jan 10   Louis boufflers: Marshall of france   

Mar 18   Gottfried wegner: Composer   

Mar 20   Ivan mazepa: Cossack hetman of the hetmanate    

Apr 07   François de neufville: Duc de villeroi, french soldier   

Apr 17   Abraham jansz storck: Painter, baptized   

May 23   Thomas eisenhut: Composer   

Jun 16   Henrietta anne stuart: Princess of scotland, england and ireland and duchess of orléans    

Jul 02   Abraham a santa clara: [johann megerle], german court vicar   

Jan 30   William chillingworth: Engl theologian, cambridge platonist,    

Mar 05   Louise juliana: Countess of nassau,   

Mar 19   Si sang: Last ming-emperor of china, commits suicide   

Mar 24   Cecilia renata: Arch duchess of austria,    

Jun 16   Johannes a sancto thoma: [poinset], portuguese theologist,    

Jul 02   William gascoigne: Introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24   

Jul 29   Urban viii: [maffeo barberini], pope (1623-44),    

Aug 05   J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),