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Gabriel Lalemant
1649Mar, 17

Gabriel Lalemant

Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
Gabriel Lalemant (3 October 1610 – 17 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary in New France beginning in 1646. Caught up in warfare between the Huron and nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, he was killed in St. Ignace by Mohawk warriors and is one of the eight Canadian Martyrs.

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  • 11Mar

    Peace of Rueil

    The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
  • 19Mar

    History of reform of the House of Lords

    The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".
  • 19May

    Long Parliament

    An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
  • 2Sep

    Wars of Castro

    The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
  • 19Oct

    Oliver Cromwell

    New Ross town, County Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.