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List of 1644 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1644

What happened in the year 1644?

Date Event
February 29, 1644 Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins as he leaves Batavia in command of three ships.[3]
March 18, 1644 The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
April 25, 1644 Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
May 25, 1644 Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
May 26, 1644 Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
May 27, 1644 Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
May 28, 1644 English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
June 5, 1644 The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
June 29, 1644 Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
July 2, 1644 English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
September 1, 1644 Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
October 13, 1644 A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
October 27, 1644 Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
November 8, 1644 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.
November 23, 1644 John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.