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1645
(
MDCXLV
)
was a
common year
starting on Sunday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
common year starting on Wednesday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1645th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 645th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 45th year of the
17th century
, and the 6th year of the
1640s
decade. As of the start of 1645, the Gregorian calendar was
10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
- January 10
?
Archbishop of Canterbury
William Laud
executed for
treason
on
Tower Hill, London
.
- January 14
?
English Civil War
:
Fairfax
appointed Commander-in-Chief.
- January 29
?
English Civil War
:
Armistice
talks opened at
Uxbridge
.
- February 2
?
Covenanters
defeated by Montrose at the
Battle of Inverlochy
- February 15
?
English Civil War
:
New Model Army
is founded officially
- February 29
?
English Civil War
: Uxbridge armistice talks failed.
- March 4
?
English Civil War
:
Prince Rupert
left
Oxford
for
Bristol
.
- March 31
? Fearing the spread of the
plague
,
Edinburgh
Town Council bans all gatherings except
weddings
and
funerals
- April 3
?
Lords
pass
Self-Denying Ordinance
.
- April 10
? Because of the plague,
Edinburgh
town council orders that the college graduation ceremony should be brought forward so that students can leave the city (in
November 19
, teaching continues in
Linlithgow
)
- April 23
?
English Civil War
: 150 Irish soldiers bound for service with King Charles, were captured at sea by parliamentarians who celebrated
St George's Day
by joyfully killing them all at
Pembroke
.
- May 9
?
Covenanters
defeated by Montrose at the
Battle of Auldearn
.
- June 1
?
English Civil War
: Prince Rupert' army took sacked Leicester
- June 10
?
English Civil War
: Cromwell confirmed as Lieutenant-General of Cavalry.
- June 14
?
English Civil War
:
Battle of Naseby
? 12,000
Royalist
forces are beaten by 15,000
Parliamentarian
soldiers
- June 28
?
English Civil War
? the Royalists lose
Carlisle
.
- July 2
: Fight at
Alford, Aberdeenshire
.
- July 10
?
English Civil War
: Cromwell won the
Battle of Langport
, Somerset.
- July 23
?
Alexei Mikhailovich
,
Tsar
of
Russia
came to the throne.
- September 10
?
English Civil War
: Prince Rupert surrendered Bristol.
- September 13
? Covenanters defeated Montrose at the
Battle of Philiphaugh
,
Selkirk
.
- September 24
?
English Civil War
: Parliamentarians defeated Royalist cavalry at the
Battle of Rowton Heath
.
- October 8
?
English Civil War
: Final crushing of Basing house begun.
- October 8
:
Jeanne Mance
founds the
Hotel-Dieu de Montreal
, the first
hospital
in North America.
- October 11
?
English Civil War
The re-fortification of
Bourne, Lincolnshire
castle against threatened Royalist attack, was begun.