Deaths on September 20

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

Died on September 20, 1643

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1610)

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland PC (c. 1610 – 20 September 1643) was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the First Battle of Newbury.

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Events on 1643

19 May

Battle of Rocroi
Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
13 Jul

Battle of Roundway Down
English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
13 Dec

Battle of Alton
English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.

Deaths on September 20

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

Died on September 20, 1643

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Events on 1643

Battle of Rocroi

Battle of Roundway Down

Battle of Alton