January 10 » Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
May 20 » Yangzhou massacre: The ten day massacre of 800,000 residents of the city of Yangzhou, part of the Transition from Ming to Qing.
June 14 » English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
July 2 » Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
July 21 » Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
September 13 » Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.
March 14 » According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book De Vacuo.
March 24 » The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
June 8 » Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain.
June 24 » The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
July 8 » Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
July 27 » The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act.
Day of death August 4, 1729
The temperature on August 4, 1729 was about 27.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: helder regen. Source: KNMI
November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
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