| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 23 |
France & Sweden sign anti-German Treaty of Barwald |
Feb 5 |
Rhode Island, founder, Roger Williams arrives in Boston from England |
May 17 |
Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg |
May 18 |
English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right |
May 18 |
John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts |
May 20 |
Magdeburg in Germany seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire under earl Johann Tilly, most inhabitants massacred, one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War. |
May 30 |
The Treaty of Fontainebleau signed between Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and the Kingdom of France, establishing a secret alliance between them during the Thirty Years' War. |
Jun 17 |
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal. |
Jun 19 |
Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes duke of Mantua |
Jun 20 |
The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. |
Sep 13 |
Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates |
Sep 17 |
Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf of Sweden defeats Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. |
Oct 10 |
Saxon army occupies Prague |
Nov 4 |
Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands |
Nov 7 |
Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler |
Dec 6 |
1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed |
Dec 16 |
Mount Vesuvious, Italy erupts, destroys 6 villages & kills 4,000 |
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