Births on August 14

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Born on August 14, 1645

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Mexican secular priest, scientist, and savant (d. 1700)

Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (August 14, 1645 – August 22, 1700) was one of the first great intellectuals born in the New World - Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico City). He was a criollo patriot, exalting New Spain over Old. A polymath and writer, he held many colonial government and academic positions. Sigüenza is considered the "Da Vinci mexicano"

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Events on 1645

14 Jun

Battle of Naseby
English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
10 Jul

Battle of Langport
English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
21 Jul

Queue (hairstyle)
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.
3 Aug

Battle of Nördlingen (1645)
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
8 Oct

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.

Births on August 14

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Born on August 14, 1645

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Events on 1645

Battle of Naseby

Battle of Langport

Queue (hairstyle)

Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal