8th » The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.
23rd » John Milton publishes 'Areopagitica', a pamphlet decrying censorship.
Famous Deaths for November 1644
10th » Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1579)