Historical Events Victory in Battle Sep 20 First Battle of Newbury (English civil war): King Charles I's forces beaten by a parliamentary army led by the Earl of Essex and Philip Stapleton King of England Charles I Famous Birthdays Sep 17 Gilbert Burnet, Scottish philosopher and Bishop of Salisbury, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1715) Sep 27 Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman, born in Boston (d. 1729) Famous Deaths Sep 15 Richard Boyle, Irish politician, 1st Earl of Cork, dies at 76 Sep 16 Lucas Franchoys the Elder, Belgian painter, dies at 69 Sep 20 Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English politician and writer 1642 History by Year 1644 What Happened in 1643 Lenient Lion Remembered for 375 Years October 16, 1643