March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
August 22 » Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
November 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).
December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.
January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
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