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Years: 1640Events December 1 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. Spain does not recognize the indepedence before 1668 Charles I summons and rapidly dismisses the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the 1641Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles I's absolutist tendencies. August 10 Charles I of England flees London for the north Rebellion of the Gaelic Irish in Ulster against the English settlers The Dutch found 1642Events January 4 Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. Beginning of English Civil War. March 1 Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in America May 17 S 1643Events January 21 Abel Tasman discovers Tonga May 14 Four year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII. May 19 Battle of Rocroi: French victory over the Spanish at Rocroi, France. July 13 English Civil War: Battle of 1644Events February to August Explorer Abel Tasman's second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. April A popular Chinese rebellion led by Li Zicheng sacks Beijing, prompting Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dyn 1645Events February 15 New Model Army is founded officially 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, Aberdee 1646Events Ongoing events English Civil War ( 1642- 1649) Births April 15 King Christian V of Denmark April 26 King Peter II of Portugal July 1 Gottfried Leibniz, German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat and lawyer. Deaths 1646. 1647Events March 14 Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. August 8 The Battle of Dangan Hill, Irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces. August Peter Stuyvesant appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the 1648 1649

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• The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal ends due to a revolution in the latter ( 1640). Philip IV of Spain is succeeded in the throne of Portugal by King John IV, previously Duke of Braganza
• Growing conflict between King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Long Parliament results in the outbreak of the English civil war ( 1642 - 1649). Supporters are respectively called Royalists and Roundheads. The Parliament eventually emerges victorious. The captive King is put on trial ( January 19 - January 27, 1649) and then executed by decapitation ( January 30, 1649). The monarchy is abolished and briefly replaced by the Commonwealth of England ( 1649 - 1653).
• Anthony van Diemen, colonial governor of the Dutch East India Company, assigns Abel Tasman with the mission to explore the Terra Australis ( Oceania). During his two years' expedition ( 1642 - 1644), the later becomes the first European to reach Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania) and New Zealand.
• Evangelista Torricelli constructs the first Mercury barometer ( 1643/ 1644).
• A series of treaties, known collectively as the Peace of Westphalia ( October 24, 1648) put an end to:
  • The Eighty Years' War ( 1568 - 1648) between Spain and the Dutch Republic. The later is recognized as being fully independent.
  • The Thirty Years' War ( 1618 - 1648) between the various Catholic and Protestant forces of Europe. Each of the about 360 German Princes of the Holy Roman Empire gains almost complete sovereignty over his/her respective territory/ territories. Switzerland is recognized as being independent from the Empire.

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1640sCenturies: 16th century 17th century 18th century Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s Years: 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 Events and Trends The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal 1640s BCCenturies: 18th century BC 17th century BC 15th century BC Decades: 1690s BC 1680s BC 1670s BC 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC Events and trends Santorini, Aegean Sea erupts. Significant people 1640s BC. 1640s in CanadaSee also 1630s in Canada, other events of the 1640s, 1650s in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events c. 1640: Beavers and otters nearly exterminated in Iroquois country. To expand territory, Iroquois launch decades-long "Beaver Wars" against Hur 1640s in architectureSee also 1630s in architecture, other events of the 1640s, 1650s in architecture and the architecture timeline. Buildings Births April 16, 1646 Jules Hardouin Mansart (died 1708) Deaths 1640s Years in architecture.