Important Historical Events of the year 1649, Year 1649 in History
List of 1649 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1649
What happened in the year 1649?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 4, 1649 | English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. |
| January 17, 1649 | The Second Ormonde Peace creates an alliance between the Irish Royalists and Confederates during the War of the Three Kingdoms. The coalition was then decisively defeated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. |
| January 20, 1649 | The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. |
| January 30, 1649 | Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London. |
| February 19, 1649 | The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. |
| March 11, 1649 | The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. |
| March 19, 1649 | The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England". |
| May 19, 1649 | An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years. |
| June 1, 1649 | Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. |
| September 2, 1649 | The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. |
| September 11, 1649 | Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison. |
| October 11, 1649 | Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. |
| October 19, 1649 | New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. |
| December 5, 1649 | The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) is founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger.[11] |