In history, year 1645 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1645.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1645:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 14 june | English Civil War: In the Battle of Naseby, the main army of King Charles I was defeated by the Parliamentarian New Model Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. |
| 10 july | English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the West of England. |
| 21 july | Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issued an edict ordering all HanChinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hairinto a queue identical to those of the Manchus. |
| 24 september | English Civil War-Royalists under the personal command of KingCharles I suffered a significant defeat in the Battle of Rowton Heath. |
| 13 July | Aleksei Romanov became the ruler of Russia, replacing his father Michael. |
| 17 December | Nur Jahan Begum, wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, died. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1645:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 10 August | Eusebio Kino / Priest / Italy |
| 14 August | Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora / Scientist / Mexico |
| 16 August | Jean de La Bruyère / Author / France |
| 21 September | Louis Jolliet / Explorer / Canada |
| 22 January | William Kidd / Sailor / Scotland |
| 30 November | Andreas Werckmeister / Composer / Germany |
