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What Happened in June 1647

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Historical Events

A Royal Prisoner

Jun 4 English Parliamentary army under Cornet George Joyce takes King Charles I as a prisoner during Second Civil War

King of England Charles I
  • Jun 8 England parliament bans Christmas, Easter and Whitsun festivities, services and celebrations, including in the home, with fines for non-compliance - proves unpopular [1]
Events in 1647

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 20 Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1691)
Born in 1647

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 12 Thomas Farnaby, English grammarian (ran successful school in Cripplegate, London), dies at about 71

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