Historical Events Victory in Battle Jul 10 Battle at Langport, Somerset: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army beats Royalists English Military and Political Leader Oliver Cromwell Jul 13 Aleksei Romanov succeeds his father Michael as Tsar of Russia Jul 21 Manchu Prince Grogon issues edict that all Han Chinese men shave front of their head and wear hair in queues in the Manchu style Famous Deaths Jul 17 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician Jul 22 Gaspar de Guzman, premier of Spain (1621-43), dies at 58 Jul 23 Michael I, first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov (1613-45), dies at 49 1644 History by Year 1646 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers