What Happened In 1643 - Historical Events 1643

Historical Events for the Year 1643

14th May » Four-year-old Louis XIV of France or Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII of France e.g Louis XIII.
1st July » First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London.
13th July » English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Cavalier or Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Roundhead or Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
13th December » English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
25th December » Christmas Island found and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Company vessel, the 'Royal Mary'.

6th February » Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, 1st Minister President of Prussia (d. 1712)
16th February » John Sharp (bishop) or John Sharp, English archbishop (d. 1714)
25th February » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)
25th March » Louis Moréri, French priest (d. 1680)
3rd April » Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1690)
7th May » Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 10th Mayor of New York City (d. 1700)
28th July » Antonio Tarsia (composer) known as Antonio Tarsia, Slovenian composer (d. 1722)
21st August » Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
18th September » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop, historian, and theologian (d. 1715)
27th September » Solomon Stoddard, American pastor (d. 1729)
14th October » Bahadur Shah I, Mughal emperor (d. 1712)
1st November » John Strype, English historian and author (d. 1737)
16th November » Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)
21st November » René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (d. 1687)
7th December » Giovanni Battista Falda, Italian architect and engraver (d. 1678)

25th February » Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (b. 1582)
1st March » Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1583)
4th April » Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (b. 1583)
20th April » Christoph Demantius, German composer and poet (b. 1567)
28th April » Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (b. 1578?)
14th May » Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
17th May » Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
24th June » John Hampden, English politician (b. 1595)
25th July » Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English general and politician (b. 1584)
15th September » Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, English-Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (b. 1566)
20th September » Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State (England) named Secretary of State for England (b. 1610)
3rd November » John Bainbridge (astronomer) called John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (b. 1582)
3rd November » Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
17th November » Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant, French general (b. 1602)
29th November » William Cartwright (dramatist) named William Cartwright, English priest and playwright (b. 1611)
29th November » Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1567)
8th December » John Pym, English politician (b. 1583)